downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
one more time; once more; once again
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to grow up; to become an adult
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
with a thud (of something heavy)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
minor character; secondary character
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off