ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
turning point; transition phase
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
27th day of the month; 27 days
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
favorite; favourite; habitually used
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
southerly (wind); from the south
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
whether one wants to or not; without choice
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
alteration (esp. of suits and kimonos); re-tailoring; remaking
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
very much; very many; more and more
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
semi-transparent; translucent
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly