loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
average height; average body height
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
minuteness; one millionth
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
trademark gag; trademark routine
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
strictly; severely; rigidly
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
bad influence; negative influence
enactment; establishment; creation
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard