hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
the ocean; the great deep
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
studies; schoolwork; classwork
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
explanation; interpretation
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
big splash; big response; major repercussions
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
moron; idiot; stupid person
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
kithara (ancient Greek musical instrument); cithara
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)