detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
one's house; one's home; one's family
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to squash; to crush; to flatten
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
opinion; point of view; visual point
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
innocent; cherubic; childlike
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to talk to oneself; to mutter
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to focus on; to bring into focus
massing (of troops); gathering
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
what sort of; what kind of; what way
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew