to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
otherwise; or else; if not
to sink (into); to get depressed
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
separate case; another matter
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
breaking off; snapping off
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
older brother; elder brother
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
being too late; losing one's final chance
(right at the) side; just beside
at the top of one's voice
lack of innovation; stupidity
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
sense of color; sense of colour
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic