Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
infancy; childhood; tender age
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
have to do; must; should; ought to
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to shade an account; to add something extra
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
shrill sound; piercing sound; high-pitched grating noise
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to pretend; to act (as if)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
like water; like it grows on trees
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to do over; to remake; to resume
organization; organisation; forming