head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
treatment; service; handling; management
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to collect; to assemble; to gather
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to ask a question; to ask questions
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
instant; moment; for an instant