role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
gliding (through the air)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
acid; sourness; sour taste
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh