desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
all night long; all through the night
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button
(not) even once; (not) ever
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
excess; surplus; superabundance
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small