first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(someone else's) child; child; kid
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
much less; to say nothing of
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
parting; separation; farewell
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
absorption; suction; attraction
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
indicate reason; infers some protest
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
hostility; antagonism; opposition
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
internal conditions; true state of affairs
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right