playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
news of someone's death; obituary
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
armored ship; armoured ship
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
warships and other vessels; naval vessels
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
to die; to lay down life's burden
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
separate; scattered; apart
half the body; half length
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month