personification; impersonation; embodiment
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
sharp sighted; easily awakened
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
essence; true nature; substance; reality
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
this and that; one thing or another
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
two parts; two copies; the second part
to pull in (fish); to land
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone