to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
distrust of (other) human beings
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to wring the neck; to strangle
unwanted child; shunned child
disinheritance; disowning
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested