six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to be smeared; to be covered
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
the matter you have been talking about
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
one's best interests; one's own good
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing