to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
elopement; running away with a lover
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
at once; there and then; immediately
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
there, there; kiss it better; (lit.) pain, pain, fly away
distinction; discrimination
infant; baby; little child
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
charm; incantation; spell; curse
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
account book; register; ledger
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else