simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
moron; idiot; stupid person
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
event; phenomenon; matter
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
wind-wrought pattern on the sands
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
to become fraught with emotion
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
raked gravel waves (in a rock garden); ripple mark
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
time of great change; era of reform
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
suffering; distress; hardship; trial