minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
heart; guts; nerve; central part
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to go out and away; to leave
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to find fault with; to question
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sleepover; overnight stay
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
older sister; elder sister
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
in its entirety; whole; wholly
family; members of a family
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
every year; yearly; annually
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly