wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to like; to love; to be fond of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
running amok; committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
outfit featuring pants (as opposed to a skirt)
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to read (a book, etc.) over again
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
either way; in any case; one way or another
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
accession to the throne; enthronement
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah