tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to dispose of; to sell off
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to like; to love; to be fond of
business; trade; operations; sales
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
lifetime employment; permanent employment
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
contract; compact; agreement
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
outskirts (of a town); run-down district