to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to say; to be called; to do
it is I who should say so
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
opposite side; opposition
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
reality; actuality; hard fact
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
longing for others; wanting company
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
tool; implement; means; furniture
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
how; in what way; in what manner
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
split; division; break up
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics