to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to decide; to determine; to judge
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
that's the way it is; such is life
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
sad to say; how sad; alas
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
question; inquiry; enquiry
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
self-control; self-restraint
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
such; like that; that sort of; very
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
boy; son; baby boy; young man
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
rejection (of an application)
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
besides; in addition; also; moreover
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at