to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to lose sight of; to miss
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
both (people); the two of them
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
elementary; basic; rudimentary
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
gentle; mild; meek; tender
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
be (that) as it may; having said that
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
had better ...; had better not ...
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
decision; determination; resolution
to discuss; to talk together
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
Dragon King; promoted rook