stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
attendant; valet; servant; follower
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
(your) reading (of my work)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange