child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
while; even though; despite
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to grow up; to become an adult
scene; spectacle; sight; view
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
just the other day; quite recently
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
several years; a few years
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous