great war; great battle; world war
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
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)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
tips of one's hair; hair ends
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
looking over someone's shoulder
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second