to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to stop walking; to pause
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
half the body; half length
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
very young; little; childish; immature
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
nothing but; none other than
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
right beside; close to; nearby
to chase; to run after; to pursue
arm; skill; efforts; ability
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying