to take; to catch; to capture
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
by itself; automatically; naturally
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to remove; to move out of the way
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
this and that; one thing and another
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)