prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
just a minute; small quantity
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
transfer; transport; removal
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)