(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
a real man would (shut up and) ...
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
international; diplomatic intercourse
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
endless; boundless; everlasting
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to feel a chill run down one's spine
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to begin some form of lifestyle
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
slowly and quietly; smoothly
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly