tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to hand over; to surrender
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
tail (animal); tail end; tip
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
for example; for instance; e.g.
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
form; shape; figure; visage
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
body and soul; mind and body
process; course; mechanism
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant