close; intimate; on good terms
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
with a friendly grin; smilingly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
feelings; thoughts; meaning
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to speak; to hear a voice
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances