mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to pass (of time); to elapse
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to make a speech; to address
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be injured; to sustain a wound
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
anything and everything; just about everything
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart