oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
mid-air breakage or disintegration
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
these days; now; recently
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
to notify; to advise; to inform
withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
league; federation; union; alliance
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
odd couple; incongruous couple
cake or snack served with tea
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
spirit; heart; disposition