immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
behind; in the rear; in back
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
near; close; beside; third person
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to overflow from something full
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to surge (water or waves)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to shave off; to scrape off
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza