to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
street at night; making a night journey
the way back; the way home; return trip
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
diamond dust; ice crystals
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
tenth day of the month; ten days
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to take over; to hand over
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
tune (melody, piece of music)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
the other day; lately; recently
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
expression; look; countenance; face
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)