reception room; parlor; parlour
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
with a momentary flash of light
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
carnivore; carnivorous animal
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
practice; practising; training; study
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
never mind!; don't worry about it
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)