heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
number one; first; best; most; game; round
with a start; with a jump
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
danger; peril; hazard; risk
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
Ceret (France); Serrai (Greece)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll