small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
last night; yesterday evening
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
anything and everything; just about everything
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
bodily sensation; sense; experience
even though; despite; when
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
everywhere; all over; throughout
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
without eating or drinking
the other day; some time ago; recently
hey there; I say; see here
to ask; to enquire; to query
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
head; brains; intelligence
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...