one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
foster father; adoptive father
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
convenient; expedient; makeshift
black and white; right and wrong
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
even if not; even without
to practice magic; to practise magic
emotional wall; internal barrier
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)