obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
to grow; to develop; to grow up
manners; courtesy; etiquette
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
February; second month of the lunar calendar
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
interference; intervention; meddling
you could say; you might say; verging on the
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
waste of time; killing time
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
systematic; regular; routine
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
stirring; rousing oneself
conquest; domination; mastery
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte