to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
selection of music; song selection
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
number of persons; personnel
forked tree; forked branch
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
preparing for action or battle
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
letterpress; relief printing