secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
with a splash; with a splosh
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
young person; inexperienced person; novice
vitality; (one's) life force
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
other than; excluding; without
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
(medical) doctor; physician
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
official business; public business
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to walk in on; to tread upon
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
feeling keenly; fully realizing
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
baptismal ceremony; baptism
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation