kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
connection; link; relationship
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(another's) daughter; young lady
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
priority; order of precedence
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to leave (a scene); to step away
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic