moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
such; this sort of; like this
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
conviction; belief; confidence
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to talk; to chat; to chatter
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
working adult; full-fledged member of society
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
long-awaited; much-awaited
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on