class; heading; group; category
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
fresh verdure; new green leaves
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
journey; route of a journey
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
legend; folklore; tradition
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
only; merely; but; no more than
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
violent emotion; passion; fury
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance