father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
display; (computer) display; monitor
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
disintegration; self-destruction
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
remote control; remote operation
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
readjustment; realignment
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
100,000; hundred thousand
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
towering; astonishingly high
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
American continent; the Americas