to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
beginning; outset; first; onset
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
confidence; trust; faith; credit
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
... years old; age (of) ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
while; even though; despite
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
genuine article; real thing; real deal
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke