appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
pure heart; naivete; innocence
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
history of; experience of
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
lifting (a child) high up in the air
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep away; to keep at a distance
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to pause; to have a short intermission
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to pile up; to accumulate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
comfort; consolation; diversion
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice