to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
woman; female; feminine gender
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
royal capital; imperial capital
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
almost; roughly; approximately
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...