childish; child-like; innocent; naive
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
personal feelings; self-interest
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
heir; inheritor; successor
clear; precise; definite; distinct
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
observation platform; lookout platform
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
way; method; means; resource; course
to learn something through hearing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to let out a cry; to shout