imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
both; both sides; both parties
kindness; intimacy; friendship
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
like this; this sort; this way
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
normalcy; normality; normal
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to flare up; to fly into a rage
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
right beside; close to; nearby
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
self-deprecating; self-mocking
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal