friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
very much; exceedingly; extremely
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
trauma (usu. psychological)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
instability; insecurity; crankiness
about; concerning; as to; regarding
parental love or affection
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
even if; even though; however; no matter how
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
more than anything; above all else
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
weight; heavyweight boxer
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
in the face of; in defiance of
the scruff or nape of the neck
to be strangled; to be constricted
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to grumble; to make difficulties
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to fall on one's backside
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
strong-willed; strong of heart
face contorted and about to cry