something like ...; something called ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to relax; to feel at home
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
Imperial cortege (procession)
society; the world; the times
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
living room (Western style); sitting room
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
settlement; solution; resolution
that is to say; so that means
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
invitation; introduction; temptation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
changing clothes; change of clothes