unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
this and that; one thing or another
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to throw into; to toss into
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)