harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
communication skills; communication ability
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to say no more; to sink into silence
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to comfort; to console; to amuse
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
very much; very many; more and more
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
living thing; living creature; animal; life
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to get hungry; to become hungry
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to farm; to cultivate a field
malicious; deliberately mean
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times