patting; stroking; caressing
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
feeling slightly nauseous; feeling like one is about to retch; yecch; yeck; ech
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
imitating; copying; mimicking
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
sex doll; bamboo wife; Dutch wife
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
never mind!; don't worry about it
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
notice; attention; observation
to put one's strength into
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
this world; this life; world of the living
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
victim; injured party; sufferer
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
close; intimate; on good terms
in that manner; like that
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
the front; honest; upright; decent
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
extreme sadist; very sadistic