superb view; picturesque scenery
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
price; cost; value; worth; value
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
interior; inside; internal
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
form; shape; figure; visage
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
be (that) as it may; having said that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up