lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
salvation (of the world); saving the world
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
facial muscles; muscles of the face
unanticipated; unexpected
how much; how many; however
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to pay attention; to be watchful
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
whispering into a person's ear
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to get narrower; to contract
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to crouch; to squat; to cower
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
inattention; absent-mindedness