narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
button (clothing); push-button
to boost; to force up; to push up
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
looks; personal appearance; features
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to give an impression; to make an impression
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
difference; variation; difference
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
general; popular; common; typical
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
marriageable age; chance of marriage
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
together with; same; both; all; including ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
private house; one's own house
independence; self-reliance