to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to show up; to appear; to turn up
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
human kindness; human weakness
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to gather; to collect; to assemble
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
role; duty; position; part
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
just one person; only one
to push (something) against
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to mark the end; to spell the end
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
vitality; energy; dynamism
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up