not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
boy; son; baby boy; young man
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
naughty; mischievous; unruly
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to roll about; to writhe about
covered in mud; mud-caked
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
thought; consideration; thinking
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
way; method; means; (technical) specification
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
means; way; method; measure
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
living thing; organism; creature; biology