fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to challenge (a person) to a fight
private affairs; personal matter
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
with a fixed time; with a deadline
drifting; drift; being adrift
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
guess; conjecture; surmise
perennial youth; eternal youth
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
what time; (lit.) which hour
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
great difference; big difference; wide margin
prickling; stinging; biting
unwanted child; shunned child
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to work hard at one's lessons
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
new word; neologism; newly coined word; newly introduced word (in a textbook); new word (to learn)
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle