looking or acting as if one owned the place
desperation; struggle to the death
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
upward glance; upturned eyes
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
partly open; in half bloom
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
lookism; discrimination based on physical appearance
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
the world in general; society; convention
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be entwined; to be involved
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to care for someone; to look after someone
one's (living) environment
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to give the stamp of approval
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow