lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
grasp; catch; understanding
very young; little; childish; immature
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
tendency; trend; inclination
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
snake; serpent; large snake
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
living room (Western style); sitting room
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
desperately; for one's dear life
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling