sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to become misty; to become hazy
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
(turned out) all right in the end
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
another's parent; another's parents
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
patiently; with perseverance
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to spend time (on doing something)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
at least; at most; (even) just
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
confections; sweets; candy; cake
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)