confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
presumption; assumption; estimation
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
abandoned child; foundling
to be born; to come into the world
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
nod; inclination of the head
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
child; childish person; immature person
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
figure eight; figure of eight
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
cervix uteri; uterine cervix; neck of the uterus
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently