cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
under repair; out of service
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to get angry; to lose one's temper
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
physical condition; state of health
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
from the beginning; from scratch
Everyone is safe (all right)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
no matter how much time passes
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
study; research; investigation
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
abstention; nonparticipation
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap