to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
laughing foolishly; cackling
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
(not) a single person; (no) one
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
calm; composed; cool; quiet
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
that is to say; so that means
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned