mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
now that you say that; now that you mention it
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
cuteness; feelings of motherhood
being too late; losing one's final chance
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money