to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to be silent; to say nothing
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to be softened; to calm down
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
witnessing; observing; sighting
great hurry; great haste; rush
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
if it is (the case that ...)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
impossible to do (although wants to)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hiding one's embarrassment
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over