only extant copy; only existing copy
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to assemble; to set up; to construct
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
nice; good; well-executed
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
the matter you have been talking about
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
fall; drop; descent; coming down
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance