pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to become excited; to grow lively
together; at the same time; same; identical
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
softly; mildly; gently; politely
if so; in that case; in that situation
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to have a rumor circulating
self-consciousness; self-awareness
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to run around; to bustle about