to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
interest; rights; concession
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
detour; circumvention; turning movement
going straight on; going straight ahead
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
growing child's hearty appetite
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar