preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
the opposite sex; isomerism
to pick up; to find; to gather
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
either way; in any case; one way or another
profitable plan; good plan
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to subsist; to keep on living
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
journal; magazine; periodical
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
extremely; terrifically; super
a married woman's paramour; lover
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
indeed; really; truly; very much
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact