gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
tendency; trend; inclination
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
next; secondly; subsequently
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to go out and away; to leave
keep up your strength; chin up!
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
all present; all concerned; all of us
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
aquarium (building); oceanarium