to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to look around; to survey
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
long ago; a long time ago; already
to forget completely; to leave behind
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
discovery; detection; finding