charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to take over; to hand over
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
ten; 10; ten years of age
French; French food; French cuisine
romantic TV series; romance TV show
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
in the future; another day; later
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
one more time; once more; once again
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk