to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
scale; scope; plan; structure
and so; therefore; for that reason
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
extremely; very; really; super; so
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
something like ...; something called ...
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to run around; to bustle about
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
direction of travel; direction of movement
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
such a thing; something like that