ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
other than; excluding; without
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
frame; framework; outline
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
hegemony; leadership; initiative
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
questions and answers; dialogue
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to be bony; to be angular
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
to think constantly about; to dwell on
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
full throttle; full power
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap