in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
first meeting; first interview with
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
shyness; bashfulness; shame
mental; spiritual; emotional
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ignorant of the ways of the world
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
process; course; mechanism
from the beginning; from scratch
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
management; administration; operation