frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
question; inquiry; enquiry
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
is something that; is that which
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of