runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
trouble; quarrel; dispute
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
reason for being; raison d'être
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
considerably; greatly; a lot
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by