high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
good; goodness; right; virtue
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
trembling from fear; trembling all over
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
reason; cause; history; origin
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
villain; baddie; the villain's part
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought