uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
how; in what way; by what means
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to be reminded of; to call to mind
image; figure; figure; form; image
to speak ill of; to speak very disparagingly about; to speak very harshly about
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
pretension; conceit; hubris
even if not; even without
comfort; consolation; diversion
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
world; society; people; the public
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind