well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
fast-talking; rapid talking
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
district; section; sector
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to fall on one's backside
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be entwined; to be involved
writing; composition; essay; sentence
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
verbalizing; putting into words
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter