concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to become settled; to be fixed
conviction; belief; confidence
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
that day; the very same day
tedious; boring; being fed up with
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows