to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to taste; to try (food or drink)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
living room (Western style); sitting room
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
untouched; unused; intact
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum