grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
fully prepared; all ready
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
busy; having no (free) time
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
preliminary arrangements; spade work
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
true to one's name; living up to one's name
personality; style; appearance
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
gazing at (in wonderment)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback