censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to have an idea; to have a clue
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
memory; sense; experience
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
counter for books; volume
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
this and that; one thing or another
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to press against each other; to huddle together
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to appear all together; to be all present
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
very likely; very probable
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress