soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to yearn for; to be in love with
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)