to appease; to suppress; to calm
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to slide into; to slip into
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
murder; killing; murderer
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
total energy; all efforts
to have a long life; to live a long time
to subsist; to keep on living
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away