gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to shed light; to cast light
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
being too late; losing one's final chance
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to make an appeal; to urge
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to accept; to receive; to agree
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding