the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
spite; frustration; vexation
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
calculated; premeditated; considered
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
creator; inventor; developer
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
race (of people); type of person
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to lead someone around by the nose