loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
great laughter; burst of laughter
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
personage; person (deserving of respect)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
passenger; rider; good rider
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words