to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
gap moe; attraction or infatuation caused by a "gap" between a person's appearance or expected behavior and their true nature or actions
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
truth is stranger than fiction
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
(turned out) all right in the end
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
on bad terms; at loggerheads
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity