ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
adventure story; novel of adventure
to laugh away; to laugh off
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to tower over the surroundings
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
being dotted with; being scattered
apparently; appears to be
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
much less; to say nothing of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word