to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
trouble; bother; annoyance
attendance; presence; appearance
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
scene; spectacle; sight; view
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
difficult to ...; hard to ...
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
still; as yet; as it has been
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
character analysis; personality assessment
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
ten; 10; ten years of age
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange