prophet; predictor; prognosticator
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
your highness; your grace; your eminence
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
knee dislocation; making somebody's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
flaring up; bursting into flames
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
acquaintance; appreciative friend
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
declaration; statement; proclamation
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
landing; alighting; touch down
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge