to shed light; to cast light
trifling; little; few; slight
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
the senses; sensuality; carnality
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
surprise; something unexpected
dozens; scores of; decades
one-by-one; separately; in detail
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
fabrication; lie; fiction
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
successfully; with success
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
lull (e.g. in the rain); break