hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
idle time; down time; window period
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
innocent; cherubic; childlike
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
password; watchword; motto; slogan
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
France; French (language)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
indeed; really; truly; very much
banning of books; banned book
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
property; fortune; assets