to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
reality; actuality; hard fact
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
periodic; regular; routine
country; territory; domain; realm
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to take up one's residence
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
hanging garden; hanging gardens
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
professor; teaching; instruction
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
science fiction; sci-fi; SF