the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just one person; only one
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to blow through; to blow across
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
other side; opposite side; other party
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
all eyes; public attention
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated