to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to be touching; to be moving
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
mouthpiece of a telephone
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
anonymity; using an assumed name
office building; office complex