to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
influence; clout; leverage
authority; power; function
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
affectation; showiness; pretence
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to go ahead; to pull ahead
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
symbol; code; sign; notation
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
great admiration; deep respect
close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to become attached; to begin to love
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
change; transition; vicissitudes
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)