tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
rather; sooner; preferably
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to go along; to walk along; to follow
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
right; correct; proper; righteous; just