falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to be badly made; to fail
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
somehow; for some reason or other
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly