very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
latent disposition; inner feelings
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
way of speaking; intimation
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to raise one's voice; to shout
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
of course; certainly; naturally
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer