to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
police; police officer; police station
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
note (letter) left behind; will
letter; missive; note; mail
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
witnessing; observing; sighting
to be consistent; to be coherent
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
indicate reason; infers some protest
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
bedside; near one's pillow
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to slap; to strike; to spank