to dye; to colour; to color
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction