study; learning; tutorial
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
capable of anything; liable to do
over-fond parent; doting parent
being left out; being ostracized
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)