to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
such ... as; or some such
harmonica; mouth organ; cunnilingus; hypodermic syringe
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
such; this sort of; like this
Eine kleine Nachtmusik (by Mozart)
beginning; opening; start; outset
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
slim; slender; slight; delicate
supple; pliant; slender; delicate; lithe; lissome
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)