the West; the Occident; Western countries
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
death by suffocation; death by choking
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
way; method; means; resource; course
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
society; the world; the times
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
genuine article; real thing; real deal
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
intelligence; intellect; brains
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
to like; to love; to be fond of
simulated experience; simulation
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
region; limits; stage; level
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off