rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be bony; to be angular
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
history; pedigree; lineage
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
if you think about it; come to think of it
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
difficult problem; challenge
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me