outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
tradition; legend; folklore
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
best friend; very close friend
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
wherein; therein; thereinto
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
doctor's visit; house call
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
heart attack; to have a heart attack
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
dancing or jumping for joy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to fall ill; to be taken ill