to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at someone's (something's) mercy
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
such; like that; that sort of; very
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet