low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
growth period; growing season
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
consequence; outcome; result; blame
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to snatch from; to steal from
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to live; to make a living; to get on with
expressing one's mind; speaking out
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
piece; fragment; one (object)
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
many; much; plenty; hardly
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive