fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
great joy; delight; jubilation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
question; inquiry; enquiry
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
surely; certainly; without doubt
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
scene; spectacle; sight; view
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
what kind of; what sort of; what
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to spend time (on doing something)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)