departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
doing whatever one pleases
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
serious; not joking; straight
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
nasal respiration; breathing through one's nose
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
superstition; superstitious belief
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
root; source; origin; cause
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
madder red; dark red; crimson
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude