to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(small crunchy) dried sardines
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
library (usu. single-room); small library
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
exemplification; illustrating by example
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
the other day; a few days ago
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
name plate; name tag; label