to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
children's story; fairy tale
originally; by nature; from the start
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
Burnie (Australia); Burney
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good performance; good work; great success
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
one by one; one after another
line; queue; procession; matrix
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying