to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to speak; to hear a voice
to be relieved; to feel relieved
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
visibly; openly; publicly
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to ask a question; to ask questions
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
reflective water surface; reflecting water
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to shake one's head (in denial)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
steady; honest; sober; straightforward