point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
loveable; very likeable; like very much
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to talk; to chat; to chatter
surely; certainly; without doubt
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
don't worry about it; forget about it
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
(present) head of a family
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
quarrel; dispute; argument
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
silence (not speaking); muteness
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind