several minutes; a few minutes
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
someone; unknown person; I; me
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
number one; first; best; most; game; round
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
thermal energy; heat energy
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively