to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
invisibly; secretly; privately
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
this; our; right; justice; checking account
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to become locked; to lock
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
phone scam involving a pretended relative
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
sublime; noble; high-minded
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph