loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
rosary; string of prayer beads
connection; link; relationship
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
silence; stillness; quietness
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
full length; total length; overall length
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
inside; interior; inner part
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
water's edge; waterside; shore
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement