(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to approach; to draw near
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
men and women of all ages
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
crematory; place where things are burned
charcoal; charred remains
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)