to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to live; to make a living; to get on with
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
back (of a chair); backrest
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
design; idea; conception; plan
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
furnishings; implements; equipment
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
attendant; valet; servant; follower