self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
absorption; suction; attraction
very interesting; of great interest
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
personal grudge; personal enmity
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling