show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
under the staircase; understairs
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
one's share; one's portion
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
news; word; tidings; omen
looking depressed; long face
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
separate case; another matter
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to be entwined; to be involved
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
person of common sense; common sense man
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
novel; original; new; innovative
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
production (e.g. play); direction
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row