to have a reason; to have an excuse
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
only; merely; but; no more than
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to be worried; to be troubled
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
at the present time; as of now; at this time
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
sanity; consciousness; soberness
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
quarrel; dispute; argument
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
the underworld; lower ranks of society
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
only recently; just of late
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit