tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
very much; very many; more and more
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
to rush back; to run back
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
close; intimate; on good terms
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
for example; for instance; e.g.
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent