to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
not necessarily so; is not always true
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
meeting; greeting; welcome
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
in that way; like that; that way
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
solitude; loneliness; isolation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
alone; by oneself; on one's own
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
to show signs of; to appear
at first; initially; in the beginning
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to suppress one's emotions
periodic; regular; routine
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
how much; how many; however
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to be prolonged; to drag on
menial; meanness; servility; abject