succeeding; following; trailing; next
vicious circle; vicious cycle
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
world of the theater (theatre)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
puckered-up mouth; button of a mouth
thin; slender; slim; skinny
retrogression; regression
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
as a child; when one was a child
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
now that you say that; now that you mention it
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive