watchdog; chaperone; watcher
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to spend time (on doing something)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
there is nothing; having nothing
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
whispering into a person's ear
danger; peril; hazard; risk
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
settlement; solution; resolution