novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
everyday life; daily life
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to distract a person's attention
thereupon; shortly thereafter
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
as you see; as you can see
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
alternately; by turns; one after the other
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
young girl; lass; adolescent female
decision; settlement; definition
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
minimum; at the very least
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
strategy meeting; council of war
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)