departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
hating; strongly disliking
warmly; cordially; with tender care
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to brave a danger; to take a risk
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
base; basis; bedrock; platform
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
like this; in this way; as you see
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
finding employment; getting a job
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)