a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
surroundings; environs; circumference
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
the opposite sex; isomerism
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
changing clothes; change of clothes
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
had better ...; had better not ...
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing