three; three years of age
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to lie down; to throw oneself down
silence; stillness; quietness
in search of; in order to look for
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
stepping back; drawing back
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to shout (in anger); to yell
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
when; how soon; how long until
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate