to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
several times; a few times
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
waking; waking up; awakening
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
restoration; repair; mending
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to subsist; to keep on living
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to become possible; to become able to (do)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
minimum; at the very least
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion