lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to get back together (with a former partner)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
interference; meddling; butting in
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to feel; to sense; to experience
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
neighbourhood; neighborhood
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event