young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to speak ill of; to disparage
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
influence; clout; leverage
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
influence (on someone); inspiration
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
difficult to ...; hard to ...
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to take over; to hand over
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
because of; owing to; due to
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly