to begin (doing); to start (doing)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
enumeration (of similar things); listing; catalog; catalogue
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to call together; to convene
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
legendary; fabled; fabulous
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
waist; girth; measurement around waist
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
two-seater (e.g. aircraft)
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
to move around; to move about; to get around
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
sunlight; rays of the Sun
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
pressurization; applying pressure (to)
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
thrust; driving force; propulsion
disorder; disturbance; unrest