happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
discovery; detection; finding
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
very likely; very probable
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to be away from home; to be out of the house
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
one's best interests; one's own good
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling