wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
other than; excluding; without
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
start; origin; beginnings
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to shout (in anger); to yell
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to say no more; to sink into silence
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
adding eyes and other finishing touches to an animal painting
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm