manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
sweet and sour; bittersweet
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to complain; to make a complaint
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
Engel's coefficient; proportion of one's income spent on food
to boost; to force up; to push up
pure heart; naivete; innocence
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to have a rumor circulating
lately; recently; nowadays
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up