suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to step forward; to volunteer
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
but; however; even though; even if
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
sunlight; rays of the Sun
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
proud; having a prominent nose
humming a tune (while doing something else)
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to look down on; to make light of
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
vine; climber; climbing plant; creeper; creeping plant; liana
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
republican form of government; republicanism
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
preliminary step; first step
the whole nation; everyone in the country
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)