toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
undeveloped woodland near populated area; settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs