riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
aquatic life; water creatures
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
in search of; in order to look for
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
several hundred; hundreds (of)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
solitary island; isolated island
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
legend; folklore; tradition
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
pulsation; pulsatory motion
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to collect; to assemble; to gather
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)