lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
moving about; stirring about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
such ... as; or some such
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge