to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
good humour (humor); good mood
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to beat time; to mark time
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)