استعارات و اصطلاحات

It took too much effort to look up at the sun to measure time.
"I did it as a defensive measure," Cynthia said.

Fred ignored Dean's reference to pudginess.
"So he wasn't the second," Kris said, ignoring her mocking reference to his former lover, Jade.

Before she could object, Kiki took charge again.
I will be in charge of your initiation.

Your contract goes on for years.
It may be created by contract, by statute or by judgment.

There was no point in working herself up this way.
At some point she fell asleep.

I hope it will not occur to her to count the hairs of her head.
Silver, gold, lead and copper ores occur in many localities.

The doctor set a due date of August 17th.
Alex set his cup down beside hers.

I only have one sleeping bag, and it will only accommodate one person.
Does the hotel accommodate pets?

He was trying to maintain a balance between taking care of business and her happiness.
Standing her ground was the only way to maintain control.

A small door in the stone structure opened.
He formalized the structure of medical inquiry as an independent science.

The correct channel has been programmed into it.
The loose soil on the banks of the river is every year carried away in great masses, and the channel has so widened as to render the recurrence of an overflow unlikely.

The doctor set a due date of August 17th.
Alex set his cup down beside hers.

There was no point in working herself up this way.
At some point she fell asleep.

These estates were confiscated during the Revolution.
Have people since the Revolution become happier?

Three days later the issue was settled.
I'll issue the orders.

Fred could hardly contain his excite­ment.
Finally Royce could contain himself no longer.

It took too much effort to look up at the sun to measure time.
"I did it as a defensive measure," Cynthia said.

As he lifted the computer monitor, he caught sight of a paper beneath it.
It's my responsibility to monitor and deter them in the mortal world, Rhyn said.