armed might; military power; the sword; force
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to throw at; to turn; to raise
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
itch; pruritus; amyctic; pruritic; itchy
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
infant; baby; little child
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
script; libretto; scenario
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
in that way; like that; that way
to slap; to strike; to spank