to begin; to set about; to start
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to accept; to receive; to agree
menial; meanness; servility; abject
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
link; directory entry; rink
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)
collection of short stories; collected short stories
parting; separation; farewell
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
all; entire; whole; altogether
although I say; although one might say; although called
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck