to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
individual; one by one; separate; each
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to live through; to survive
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
remote control; remote operation
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
(temporary) closure of school
broad; vast; boundless; wide
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
adopted daughter; foster daughter
everything working out as desired
to lean against; to set against
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
two legs; two feet; two pairs
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
being settled; coming to a conclusion
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
looking on; remaining a spectator
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry