errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
older sister; elder sister
elementary and middle schools
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
second (unit of time); arc second
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
although I say; although one might say; although called
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
consideration; taking into account
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
scoundrel; rascal; villain
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
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
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
near; close by; within reach; familiar
thicket; coppice; brushwood
care; precaution; guarding; caution
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
binoculars; field glasses
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air