opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to stop walking; to pause
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to find out; to discover; to locate
to make a vow; to take an oath
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
sensual love; love affair
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago