small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
thick soles; thick-soled footwear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
correction; revision; amendment
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
casting; cast-metal object
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
birth; creation; formation
bodily sensation; sense; experience
as a child; when one was a child
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
production (e.g. play); direction
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
one day; (on) a certain day
alteration; falsification; faking
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice