to reflect; to throw back light
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
light (e.g. colour, color)
sunlight filtering through trees
to be transparent; to show through
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
complexion; colour; color; blood red
near; close; beside; third person
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
since when; from when; how long
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to sniff out; to get wind of
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target