background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
outside of; not covered by
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
and; thereupon; because of that
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
thief; robber; burglar; bandit