to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
hidden room; secret chamber
light-emitting diode; LED
pale; pallid; bluish-white
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
fixed interval; fixed period
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase