cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
invisibly; secretly; privately
level ground; plain; flatland
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
older brother; elder brother
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
memories; recollections; reminiscence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
estimated time of arrival; ETA
Laurent; Lorrain; Rolland; Roran
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple