banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to pass (of time); to elapse
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to try all possible means
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
helping hand; help; support; aid
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
time; hour; season; time of the year
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
expression; look; countenance; face
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory