personal history; background; career
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
time; season; period; phase; stage
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...