no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
sixth day of the month; six days
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
relaxation; recreation; recess
dominion; territory; possession
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
tag (children's game); tig
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
opposite; reverse; contrary
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to talk to oneself; to mutter
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive