unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to attempt; to test; to try out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
real thing; original; actual
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
difficult to ...; hard to ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
seventh day of the month; seven days
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to paint (draw) a picture
as a child; when one was a child
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
one thin flat object; one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
retreating figure; appearance from behind
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
expression; presentation; representation; notation
such; this sort of; like this
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation