circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
pale; pallid; bluish-white
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
nothing but; except; no more than
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
physical strength; muscle strength
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one