to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
children's story; fairy tale
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
hard struggle; strenuous effort
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
thought; consideration; thinking
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to subsist; to keep on living
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to look down on; to make light of
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
official announcement; proclamation
personal; individual; private
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
left-hand radical of a character
laundry; laundromat; launderette
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
counter for things inside a bag
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...