narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
entreaty; supplication; petition
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
personification; impersonation; embodiment
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that's the way it is; such is life
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
thought; consideration; thinking
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
change; alteration; modification
embodiment; realization; materialization