common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
lately; recently; these days
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
neckline (of dress, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
right beside; close to; nearby
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
grinder; grinding machine
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small