ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
excess; surplus; superabundance
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
Manneken Pis (cupid-like statue urinating into a fountain); Petit Julien
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
foreign enemy; outside invader
sense of smell; olfaction
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
international; diplomatic intercourse
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
great enthusiasm; high excitement
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
gradually; slowly but steadily
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)