and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
and yet; though; when; in spite of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
reading too much into (what ... says)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
hand used like a sword in striking
chomping; gulping; with a big bite