technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
product; produce; result; fruit
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
gliding (through the air)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
more than anything; above all else
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
one eye; one of one's eyes
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
welcome!; nice to see you!
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
upward glance; upturned eyes
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
manners; behavior; behaviour
whispering into a person's ear
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
(with a) start; fright; alarm
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)