to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to have (something) innate; to be born with
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to complete decisively; to do to completion
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to gain fame; to make one's name
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
prairie dog (Cynomys sp.)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to breathe while sleeping
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
doing whatever one pleases
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome