from the beginning; from scratch
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
superb view; picturesque scenery
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
in the end; on top of that
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stairs; stairway; staircase
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to finger; to tamper (with)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
as far as the eye can see
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly