to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
pieces; scraps; disconnected
bewitching; alluring; enchanting; demonic; devilish; fiendish
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
Andersen; Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875; Danish author)
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to become possible; to become able to (do)
counter for books; volume
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
and (also); both ... and; as well as
taste; liking; preference
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
children's story; fairy tale
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
reading aloud; recitation
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
village; human habitation; human settlement
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)