environment; circumstance
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
sunlight; rays of the Sun
weightlessness; zero gravity
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
charming; fascinating; attractive
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to begin; to set about; to start
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
not necessarily so; is not always true
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
hot spring district (within a town)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
to slide into; to slip into
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
river; stream; River; the ... river
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament