old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
very young; little; childish; immature
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
organic matter; organic compound
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to accept; to receive; to agree
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to need; to call for; to require
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
quickly; calmly; intently
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the same kind; accomplice; partner
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to