to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
only; merely; but; no more than
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
sense of duty (obligation)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
town; city; municipal; urban
to cover fully; to wrap around
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to perceive; to understand
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
shoulder (of a road); berm
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
being too late; losing one's final chance
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
next; secondly; subsequently
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking