elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
possible; likely; probable
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to increase; to add to; to augment
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to boil strongly; to be excited
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(not) even once; (not) ever
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case