to go past; to pass; to pass by
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
sympathy; compassion; pity
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
without cause; without reason
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to bring back; to restore
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel