romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
shock resistance; impact resistance
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
abstention; nonparticipation
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
audible range; hearing range
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
act of terror; act of terrorism
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
rustling sound; rummaging sound
one of these days; someday; one day
divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
radical party; extremists
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point