to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
document; official papers
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to need; to demand; to take; to require
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
right side; right-hand side
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)