to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
show; exhibition; spectacle
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to translate; to interpret
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
bright green; chartreuse green
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
interference; intervention; meddling
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
already known; well-known
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
pixie (mythical creatures from Cornish folklore)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
rating; classification; allocation; grading
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
many; a lot; much; multitude
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum