oracle; revelation; divine message
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
authority; power; influence
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
(not) even once; (not) ever
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
last night; yesterday evening
flight; desertion; escape
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
at that time; in those days
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
heart; guts; nerve; central part
how; in what way; in what manner
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble