today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
failure; mistake; blunder
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
secret; private; surreptitious
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
decision; determination; resolution
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen