to approach; to draw near
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
high-pitched tone; soprano
internal organs; intestines; viscera
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
without; but if; otherwise; or else
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
for a while; for some time; for a period
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
poisoning; kill by poison
handbook; manual; compendium
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study