centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
form; shape; figure; morph
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to make an appearance; to show up
power; might; authority; influence
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense