to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
charming; fascinating; attractive
honorific/polite/humble prefix
invitation; introduction; temptation
to play with; to toy with; to tease
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
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to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
one's house; one's home; one's family
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment