boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
execution; punishment; spanking
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to frolic about; to mess around
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
tension; mental strain; nervousness
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
sanity; consciousness; soberness
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
proposal; offer; request; application
risky; dangerous; insecure
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend