playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
knitting; knitted material; crochet
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
at least; at most; (even) just
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
really; truly; indeed; good grief
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication