devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
emphasizes direct object of action
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
superb view; picturesque scenery
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
with a splurt (of a liquid, esp. semen); spurting; gushing out
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
taste; liking; preference
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
nape (of the neck); nucha
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification