to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
leisure time; idle moment
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
eye examination; optometry
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
middle of the night; dead of night
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to frolic about; to mess around
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
not caring; not giving a damn
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered