pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
on bad terms; at loggerheads
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
the lower classes; the common people
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
stupid brat; son of a bitch
quickly; calmly; intently
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
repeatedly; several times; many times
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to ask a question; to ask questions
complete stranger; total stranger
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
sudden impulse; passing fancy
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
person from (the planet of)