mild; mild-mannered; gentle
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
gentle; mild; meek; tender
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
one or two; a few; small number
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
hello; good day; good afternoon
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)