to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
God; god; ace; king; superior person
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
gem; jewel; precious stone
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
to bury; to embed; to implant
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
innumerable; countless; numberless
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
made-to-order; custom-made
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself