glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
being startled; getting a shock
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
copperplate engraving; etching
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to need; to call for; to require
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment