good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to be damaged; to receive damage
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
main question; real issue at hand
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
sea level; (surface of) sea
landing; alighting; touch down
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
parental love or affection
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be hesitant; to feel timid
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
directly opposite; right in front
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to part left and right; to open out
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate