doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
that; the matter in question
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
charming; fascinating; attractive
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to die; to lay down life's burden
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to harm; to cause harm to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place