indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
village headman; village mayor
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
(political) power; authority; influence
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
besides; in addition; also; moreover
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to correct oneself; to restate
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
out of character; unlike one
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
villain; baddie; the villain's part
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
comparison; something worthy of comparison
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely