to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to feel; to sense; to experience
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
older sister; elder sister
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
festival; feast; carnival
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...