flour; meal; powder; dust
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sequel; later development
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to smile broadly; to grin widely
everything; anything; nothing
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
reason; cause; circumstances
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
religious organization; religious organisation
at a young age; while still young
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
small number; few; minority
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
single word; a few words; brief comment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
a few years ago; some years back
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
interior; inside; internal