to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
just above; right overhead
to step firmly; to harden by treading
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
how dare ...; how could ...
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
good; goodness; right; virtue
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
world; society; people; the public
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
to come to an end; to close the curtain
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
direct descent; direct line
descendant; posterity; offspring
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal