centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
sunlight; rays of the Sun
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be surprised; to be astonished
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to let out a cry; to shout
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
boy; son; baby boy; young man
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also