generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
ten; 10; ten years of age
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
... years old; age (of) ...
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(some) more; even more; longer; further
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy