to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
at the last moment; this late in the game
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
sympathy; empathy; response
to say things to ease one's mind
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
third day of the month; three days
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough