to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
seamless; seamless stockings
to frolic about; to mess around
switching over to; migration; transition
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
action of making something; -ification
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
in proportion to; just as much as
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
ardent; passionate; vehement
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; (lit.) bride and mother-in-law war
war; fighting; fierce competition
being good at cooking; good cook
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
(not so) much; (not) very
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring