coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to come from; to have roots in
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
student in a lower grade; underclassman
because; for; the reason why is ...
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to come into being; to be born
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)