handy method; shortcut; expedient
preceding paragraph; first part
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
place where one works; construction site; working area
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
unique; individual; original; unusual
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
needless to say; it goes without saying
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
important law; fundamental law
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to translate; to interpret
Kristallnacht (night of concerted violence against Jews in Germany and Austria from November 9-10, 1938)
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
honorary title; title of honour; title of honor
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
since some time ago; for quite a while; already