to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
married woman; another's wife
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
delusion; trick of the imagination
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
student in a lower grade; underclassman
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
author; writer; novelist; artist
to publish a book; to put out a book
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
library; book collection; paperback book
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture