to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
world; society; people; the public
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
knowing; (an) acquaintance
considerably; fairly; quite
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to sniff out; to get wind of
Smilodon (member of a genus of saber-toothed cats)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
long (time that has passed); old (story)
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
anonymity; using an assumed name
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
serious; not joking; straight
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
surname; family name; last name
together; at the same time; same; identical
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny