first meeting; first contest between
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
(going straight) from heaven to hell
to knock down; to knock off
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
older brother; elder brother
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to mix; to stir; to blend
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
consideration; taking into account
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
indescribable; having no way to express
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored