love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to summon courage; to be brave
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
than; other than; except; but
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
how; in what way; in what manner
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
one room apartment; studio apartment
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
living with one's parents; living at home
the touch of; feel of; texture