to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to breathe out; to exhale
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
great success; huge success
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
start of a romance; beginning of love
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
infinite loop; closed loop