to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to have an idea; to have a clue
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
small hill; low hill; hillock
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
long hair (usu. of a man)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
place; position; location; position; standing; status
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to live; to make a living; to get on with
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
as before; as ever; as it was originally
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)