doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
be (that) as it may; having said that
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
meaning; significance; sense
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
emperor; prince; princess
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
toilet articles; makeup kit
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant