real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
permission; approval; authorization; license
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
work-in-progress; working state
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
children's story; fairy tale
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to understand; to make out
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
existence; possession; having; limited company
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name