semi-transparent; translucent
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
phantom; vision; illusion
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
systematic; regular; routine
to place firmly; to hit very hard
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
union; joining; conjugation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
exactly as stated; verbatim
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
without leaving any trace
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection