system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
less than ...; smaller ...
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
meeting hall; assembly hall
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
having various interests; wide range of interests
Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland