reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
such; like that; that sort of; very
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
motherland; fatherland; native country
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to squash; to crush; to flatten
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid