top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
influence; effect; impact
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
willpower; energy; vitality
role; part; job; assignment
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
around the world; throughout the world
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
they; those guys; those fellows
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled