with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
full dress; formal dress; uniform
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
string instrument; stringed instrument
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
semi-transparent; translucent
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
much less; to say nothing of
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
scene; spectacle; sight; view