policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
bright green; chartreuse green
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
youthful; young; young-looking
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
patient; having a long fuse
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to know (a person); to think
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
apparent; obvious; very clear
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank