to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
ramification; branching off
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
to jump from one thing to another
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to strip; to peel; to tear off
(divine) providence; dispensation
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
shrewd; smart (and wide-awake); inedible; uneatable; unable to support oneself; unable to keep body and soul together
waterfall; cataract; cascade
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to move forward; to move on
infancy; childhood; tender age
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)