ten; 10; ten years of age
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
about when; about what time; how soon
very interesting; of great interest
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
curse; spell; malediction
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
no, not like that (but like this)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
spell; curse; incantation
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
is something that; is that which
because of; owing to; due to
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
such; this sort of; like this
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
percent; per cent; percentage
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to head home; to leave for home
evening meal; dinner; supper
shoulder (of a road); berm