to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
distress; wretched condition
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(set of) facial features; looks
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to be enraged; to flip out
the other day; lately; recently
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
piroshki (Russian pierogi; meat and eggs, etc. baked in bread)
to tighten; to press hard
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
lip-syncing; lip-synching
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
the scruff or nape of the neck
to bring back; to restore
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member