careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
now that you say that; now that you mention it
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to begin to walk; to set out
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
a few years ago; some years back
great difference; major mistake
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to shake one's head (in denial)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
large tree; big tree; huge tree
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
(insectile, especially moth) scales
front; frontage; facade; main
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance