garden lantern; hanging lantern
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
confusion; distraction; derangement
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
very small; tiny; insignificant
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
recovery; undoing; recall
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
strike (i.e. industrial action)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to be consistent; to be coherent
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)