fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
really; truly; indeed; good grief
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
arm; skill; efforts; ability
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
grandfather; male senior-citizen
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
by myself; in person; by oneself
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
anything and everything; just about everything
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch