to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
don't you think?; indicates question
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be a matter of life or death
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
reality; actuality; hard fact
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
connection; link; relationship
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
distinction; differentiation; classification
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end