holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
return of something; repayment
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
almost; roughly; approximately
one's later years; final years (in life)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
such ... as; or some such
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
environment; circumstance
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
choices; alternatives; options
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
surroundings; environs; circumference