crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
imagination; supposition; guess
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
because of; owing to; due to
how long; how much; to what extent
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
still; even now; to this day