lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to watch intently; to stare
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
Akita beauty (stereotype of fair-skinned, attractive women from Akita)
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
aptitude; aptness; suitability
particular; hard to please; fussy
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to be silent; to say nothing
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
at a stroke; with a single swoop
successor; replacement; second wife
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
one (thing); one piece; one item
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
conference room; council room
to gather; to collect; to assemble
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
engineer; technical officer
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
gynecology department; gynecology; gynaecology