indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
please (give me); please (do for me)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
something like ...; something called ...
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
should; must; -able; probably; likely
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
bet; wager; stake; gamble
tool; implement; means; furniture
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot