overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
image; figure; figure; form; image
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
ready-made; common-law (wife)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
extreme masochist; very masochistic
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies