to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
discussion; argument; debate
to state; to express; to mention
day after day; day by day
boy; son; baby boy; young man
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
intimacy; affection; familiarity
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
old friend; familiar face
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
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
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to slide into; to slip into
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
God; god; ace; king; superior person
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)