serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
feeling; sense; impression
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to be erected; to be built
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
a great variety of; diversity
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to be infected; to be contagious
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
all over; all over the place; everywhere
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements