axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
the times; the world; society
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
isolation; being alone; being friendless
personal; individual; private
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
sea level; (surface of) sea
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to pass (of time); to elapse
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
in the end; on top of that
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
theory of ideas; Platonic idealism
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
very small; tiny; insignificant
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front