diff --git a/src/item/Group.js b/src/item/Group.js
index 25ccb517..bd4ed0a3 100644
--- a/src/item/Group.js
+++ b/src/item/Group.js
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ var Group = Item.extend(/** @lends Group# */{
         // looked for yet).
         if (clipItem === undefined) {
             clipItem = null;
-            for (var i = 0, l = this._children.length; i < l; i++) {
-                var child = this._children[i];
-                if (child._clipMask) {
-                    clipItem = child;
+            var children = this._children;
+            for (var i = 0, l = children.length; i < l; i++) {
+                if (children[i]._clipMask) {
+                    clipItem = children[i];
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ var Group = Item.extend(/** @lends Group# */{
             clipItem.draw(ctx, param.extend({ clip: true }));
         }
         if (draw) {
-            for (var i = 0, l = this._children.length; i < l; i++) {
-                var item = this._children[i];
+            var children = this._children;
+            for (var i = 0, l = children.length; i < l; i++) {
+                var item = children[i];
                 if (item !== clipItem)
                     item.draw(ctx, param);
             }
diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 6ff1032a..38872f5e 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -1596,9 +1596,10 @@ var Item = Base.extend(Emitter, /** @lends Item# */{
     },
 
     _contains: function(point) {
-        if (this._children) {
-            for (var i = this._children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-                if (this._children[i].contains(point))
+        var children = this._children;
+        if (children) {
+            for (var i = children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                if (children[i].contains(point))
                     return true;
             }
             return false;
diff --git a/src/path/CompoundPath.js b/src/path/CompoundPath.js
index b241db60..e8eea33b 100644
--- a/src/path/CompoundPath.js
+++ b/src/path/CompoundPath.js
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ var CompoundPath = PathItem.extend(/** @lends CompoundPath# */{
     },
 
     smooth: function() {
-        for (var i = 0, l = this._children.length; i < l; i++)
-            this._children[i].smooth();
+        var children = this._children;
+        for (var i = 0, l = children.length; i < l; i++)
+            children[i].smooth();
     },
 
     // DOCS: reduce()
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index bde3bc98..f0e5280b 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ var Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
     },
 
     _transformContent: function(matrix) {
-        var coords = new Array(6);
-        for (var i = 0, l = this._segments.length; i < l; i++)
-            this._segments[i]._transformCoordinates(matrix, coords, true);
+        var coords = new Array(6), segments = this._segments;
+        for (var i = 0, l = segments.length; i < l; i++)
+            segments[i]._transformCoordinates(matrix, coords, true);
         return true;
     },