bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
chief; main; principal; major
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
decision; determination; resolution
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
second (unit of time); arc second
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
to blow out; to spout out
in the face of; in defiance of
recompense; indemnity; atonement
marriage proposal; courtship