to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
observation; survey; watching
apparent; obvious; very clear
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
victim; injured party; sufferer
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to stay (at); to stop (at)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to accept; to receive; to agree
deep affection; dear; beloved
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)