literally; to the letter; literal
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
young girl; lass; adolescent female
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
cutting in line; queue jumping
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
young man (between 15 and 25 years old)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
on hand; readily available
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
floral egg crab (Atergatis floridus); shawl crab; brown egg crab
to chase; to run after; to pursue
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
wetting; love affair; lover
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to run around; to bustle about