to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to have meaning; to be meaningful
choices; alternatives; options
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
minimum; at the very least
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
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 swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to look away; to avert one's eyes
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to approach; to draw near
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
capillary vessel; capillary
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor