according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
going up and down; going back and forth
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
time; season; period; phase; stage
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
friendly feelings; fellowship
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to hate each other; to hate mutually
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
in the end; on top of that
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
yesterday evening; last night
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
way of speaking; intimation
direct method; indicative mood
Johnston; Johnstone; Jonstone
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to begin; to set about; to start