to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
quarrel; dispute; argument
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
they; those guys; those fellows
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
more than usual (usu. time)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to lose one's footing; to slip
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
same generation; one's generation
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
degenerate; pervert; deviant
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle