close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
speech; expression; wording; language
mistress; kept woman; concubine
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
creation; generation; formation; derivation
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to warm (up); to heat (up)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
of course; certainly; naturally
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
very much; very many; more and more
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
(political) administration; political power
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
data collection; data acquisition
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
for (some) doubtful points to remain
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation