to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
hair style; way of dressing hair
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
children's story; fairy tale
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
many; much; plenty; hardly
drama; theatre; theater; play
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
just because; even if; even though
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
crash; smash; crunch; bang
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
means; way; method; measure
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly