hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
reciprocity; mutual benefit
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
together; mutually; fellow
viewing as a problem; problematizing
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to jump at; to be attracted by
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
having a crush on someone; flushing
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
human resources; man-power resources
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
whole day and night; 24 hours
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
advisory level; warning level
at a stroke; with a single swoop
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
otherwise; or else; if not
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily