tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
when it becomes; when it comes to
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
calm; composed; cool; quiet
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
place; room; margin; scope
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
complete stranger; total stranger
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
only; merely; but; no more than
to go out and away; to leave
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret