to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
older brother; elder brother
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
that; the matter in question
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)