surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
scene; spectacle; sight; view
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
genuine article; real thing; real deal
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
that's the way it is; such is life
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
witnessing; observing; sighting
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester