story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to some extent; to a certain extent
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
modulation; change of key
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression