request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
questions and answers; dialogue
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
correction; revision; amendment
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
will not do; do not; does not
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
from where one sits; while sitting by
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming