dotted line; perforated line
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
human kindness; human weakness
interior design; interior; upholstery
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
carving; engraving; sculpture
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to run around; to bustle about
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
treasure chest; strongbox
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
minority group (party); minority
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
top brand; high-end brand; brand leader
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
transcendence; transcendency
common knowledge; well-known fact
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits