to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
vexing; irritating; impatient
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
moment by moment; hour by hour
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
tag (children's game); tig
image; figure; figure; form; image
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to worry about the future
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
scattered; separated; dispersed
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
this (very thing); this precisely
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to be born; to come into the world
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
beyond; across; the other side; the distance