infancy; childhood; tender age
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
changing completely; transformation
somehow; for some reason or other
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
extreme sadist; very sadistic
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
in the same way as; just like
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to attack; to assault; to assail
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
declaration; proclamation; announcement
(someone else's) child; child; kid
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
other side; opposite side; other party
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
site; point on a map; spot
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit