to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
the other day; a few days ago
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to squeeze out; to wring out
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless