cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be away from home; to be out of the house
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
senior high school student
sleepover; overnight stay
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to half-rise to one's feet
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend