boy; son; baby boy; young man
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to perceive; to understand
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to comfort; to console; to amuse
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on