guardian; protector; patron; parent
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
innumerable; countless; numberless
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
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
to come to one's senses; to calm down
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
personal; individual; private
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to be relieved; to feel relieved
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
whispering into a person's ear
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization