point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
with a clink (click, clack)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
reason; logic; method; system; order
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
top of the head; crown of the head; vertex; (the) parietal
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
literally; to the letter; literal
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
does not; can not; will not
continuation; succession; series; continuous
responsibility; duty; obligation
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
detour; circumvention; turning movement
quarrel; dispute; argument