electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
library; book collection; paperback book
river; stream; River; the ... river
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
two (long cylindrical things)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
light; easy; non-serious; minor
inexpert or untrained eyes
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
this and that; various things
to run around; to bustle about
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
dressing room; fitting room
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic