to begin (doing); to start (doing)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
height of; middle of; full bloom
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to become empty; to be emptied
to pause; to have a short intermission
with a start; with a jump
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
setting off (on a trip); departure
to continue to rain or snow
wallboard; wall decoration
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
slim; slender; slight; delicate
weak constitution; ill health
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
vast; limitless; boundless
to shake one's head (in denial)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...