to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
they; those guys; those fellows
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
being all smiles with joy
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
settlement; solution; resolution
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to be helpful; to be useful
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
immediately; right away; on the spot
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)