dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
moment; brief space of time
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to go along; to walk along; to follow
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to chase; to run after; to pursue
such ... as; or some such
to be hot on a person's heels
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
conviction; belief; confidence
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also