present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
waste thread; lint; fluff
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
weave; weaving; woven item
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
interference; intervention; meddling
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
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
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)