innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to walk away; to walk off
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to frolic about; to mess around
meditation; contemplation
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
while moving; on the move
one day; (on) a certain day
individual; private person; personal; natural person