cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
boy; son; baby boy; young man
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
too (much); overly; excessively
behaviour; behavior; conduct
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
just because; even if; even though
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in public; in company; in the presence of others
pointing out; identification
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to speak; to say; to vocalize
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such