Summer Triangle (asterism)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
single word; a few words; brief comment
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
choices; alternatives; options
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come