loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in