abrupt; sudden; unexpected
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
publishing part by part (e.g. in a magazine)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
fish-based cooking; fish dish
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to drop; to let fall; to omit
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to face on; to look out on to
almost every day; almost daily
other than; excluding; without
to take; to catch; to capture
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
second day of the month; two days
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)