to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
since when; from when; how long
to settle (in a place); to settle down
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to face on; to look out on to
country; territory; domain; realm
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to approach; to draw near
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to spread; to be propagated
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
every place; various places
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
one machine; one aircraft; one life
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
will not do; do not; does not
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
transactions; dealings; business