looking on; remaining a spectator
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
squatting (usu. with elbows on knees)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
natural; intrinsic; from birth
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
with a snap; with a crack
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
while; during (the time when)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
holding something on one's palm or hand (esp. small animal or bird)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to catch the eye; to attract attention