to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be saved up (of money)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
money in one's possession
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
system; institution; organization; organisation
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank