around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
noisy; loud; fussy; annoying; troublesome; bossy
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
in low spirits; dejected; sad
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
contradiction; inconsistency
that; the matter in question
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own
drama; play; powerful drug
audience; spectator; spectators
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
extreme north; North Pole
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
this world; this life; world of the living
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death