falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
violent explosion; bursting
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
each time it happens; at all such times
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life