true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
prayer (for something); supplication
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
splish-splash; with a splash
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
rainy; showery; inclement
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
infancy; childhood; tender age
carriage; movement (of the body)
perfectly round; perfectly circular
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute