this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
unanticipated; unexpected
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to cover up with something
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to keep (someone) at a distance
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to chase; to run after; to pursue
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
in the hospital; hospitalized
simple honesty; tactless frankness
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to some extent; to a certain extent
another; different; separate; discrete
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to publish a book; to put out a book
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
it's not like; it isn't as if
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
remittance; sending money
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials