mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
absolutely; positively; decidedly
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to show; to bare (the teeth)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to smile broadly; to grin widely
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to take; to catch; to capture
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
inspection; examination; survey
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics