child's mind; child's heart; young mind
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
one way or the other; either way
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
watering hole; watering place
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
penalty; sentence; punishment
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
guess; conjecture; surmise
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
innocent; blameless; guiltless
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
all present; all concerned; all of us
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether