companion; follower; attendant; retinue
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
it seems so; that's what it looks like
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
unimpressive; unimpressed
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
decision; determination; resolution
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to accord someone every courtesy