how long; how far; how much
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
column of water; water column
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to be damaged; to receive damage
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
sea level; (surface of) sea
landing; alighting; touch down
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
parental love; parental affection
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be hesitant; to feel timid
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout