princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
irony of fate; twist of fate
polite; respectful; reverent
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.)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
invisibly; secretly; privately
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance