to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
infant; baby; little child
sharply; harshly; stingingly
happy memory; sweet memory
anxiety (about the future)
preparations for a journey
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
horror film; horror movie
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
declaration of war; proclamation of war
trial product; prototype model
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
another thing; other things; another man's property
measuring worm; inchworm; looper (caterpillar)
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
eating; bite (in fishing)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)