very interesting; of great interest
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
double suicide; lovers' suicide
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
scenery; scene; landscape
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to need; to call for; to require
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to make merry; to be festive
messenger; envoy; emissary
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)