levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
blunder; slip; error; error
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
as a child; when one was a child
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to cry and shout; to scream
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
personal history; background; career
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
self-reliance; acting according to one's own ideas and beliefs
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
independence; self-reliance
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse