union; joining; conjugation
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to have a smattering knowledge of
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to rise; to erect; to get up
to jar; to creak; to grate
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
book; volume; this; present; main; head
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
breath; breathing; tone; mood
indeed; really; truly; very much
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
pride; boast; credit (to)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded