mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
entreaty; supplication; petition
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
somehow; for some reason or other
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
pure heart; naivete; innocence
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
for a while; for some time; for a period
for the first time in one's life
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
in the same way as; just like
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly