for use by children; for children
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
to approach; to draw near
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
chatter mark (machine tools)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
dealing with; coping with
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
free (of charge); gratuitous
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)