stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
(not) a single person; (no) one
in person; personally; directly
duty; function; office; mission; task
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to speak; to hear a voice
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
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
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to pass (of time); to elapse
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
endless; boundless; everlasting
alternately; by turns; one after the other
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to badger; to pester; to beg
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict