alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
way (of doing); manner; method; means
even if not; even without
depending on; dependent on
joke; playfulness; kidding around
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to become pale; to turn pale
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to be needed; to be wanted
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to stare back (at); to glare back