ten-year-old; ten year old
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stop walking; to pause
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to lock; to fasten a lock
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to harm; to cause harm to
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
another family; another house
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
declaration; statement; proclamation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
abusive language; violent language; wild words