thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
child; childish person; immature person
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
height of; middle of; full bloom
illicit sexual relationship
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
meaning; called; named; that says; that
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
water's edge; waterside; shore
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
that day; the very same day
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
manly; masculine; like a man
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
unexpectedly; surprisingly
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof