incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
arrangement; pact; agreement
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
natural voice (without a microphone)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
next generation; future generation
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
manner of using one's hands
to become fraught with emotion
living thing; organism; creature; biology
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
the way one works; one's working manner
that is to say; so that means
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)