collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
title of honour; title of honor
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
genius; prodigy; natural gift
reopening; resumption; restarting
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in that manner; like that
plural; multiple; several
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
exclusive; attached to; specialist
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive