confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
sun drying; drying in the sun
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
sanitation worker; garbage collector; refuse collector; street cleaner
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
in low spirits; dejected; sad
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of