to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
willpower; energy; vitality
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
moderate; proper; just right
pieces; scraps; disconnected
bewitching; alluring; enchanting; demonic; devilish; fiendish
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
Andersen; Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875; Danish author)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to become possible; to become able to (do)
counter for books; volume
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
and (also); both ... and; as well as
taste; liking; preference
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
children's story; fairy tale
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
reading aloud; recitation
pregnancy; conception; gestation
village; human habitation; human settlement