treating someone like a child
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
close call; narrow escape
to blaze; to burn brightly
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
little finger; pinky; little toe
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
attendance; presence; appearance
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to set up shop; to open a store
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut