constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
acceleration; speeding up
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
room allocation; assignment of rooms
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
property; fortune; assets
such ... as; or some such
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
sisterly love; affection between sisters
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
jumping to a wrong conclusion
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
denaturation; degeneration
nature; property; disposition
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy