over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
popular name; common name; given name
to serve; to work for; to attend
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
hostile relations; hostile relationship
the relation of master to servant
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
male-to-female gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable