ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
appearance; figure; shape; form
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
gradually; slowly but steadily
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to forget completely; to leave behind
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
directly opposite; right in front
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to smash; to break into pieces
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to accrete; to become whole; to come together