gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
blood vessel; blood relationship
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to repair again; to join again
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
after that; afterwards; thereafter