binoculars; field glasses
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
novel; original; new; innovative
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
when; how soon; how long until
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
admiration; wonder; astonishment
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
assertion; declaration; affirmation
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
in the end; at the end of the day
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
just the other day; quite recently
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
thicket; coppice; brushwood
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to jump up and down; to hop
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"