pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to rock; to shake; to swing
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to make merry; to be festive
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
curse; spell; malediction
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hating; strongly disliking
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to approach; to draw near
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah