that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
genius; prodigy; natural gift
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to dye; to colour; to color
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to