wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
temple; shrine; sanctuary
ancestor; forefather; foremother
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
financial power; financial means; wealth
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
time; season; period; phase; stage
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to pretend; to act (as if)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to watch steadily; to stare
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)