to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
don't you think?; indicates question
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
heating; application of heat
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be in complete attendance
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose