ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to chase; to run after; to pursue
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to fail to be attentive to
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
boastful speech; bragging
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
isolation; being alone; being friendless
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to happen to hear; to overhear
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue