close to the wall; alongside the wall
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
with a start; with a jump
take-off (of an aircraft); lift-off (of a spacecraft, rocket, helicopter); blast-off
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
commercial vehicle; commercial motor vehicle
unique; peculiar; singular
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
object of adoration, longing
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
(hand) towel; handkerchief
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back