start; commencement; beginning; initiation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to begin to walk; to set out
opposite side; other side; other party
head; lead; vanguard; first
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
fast walking; semi-jogging
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
marriage proposal; courtship
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
future (usually near); prospects
interruption; interference; butting in
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
nonetheless; nevertheless
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to rain incessantly; to downpour