simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
almost; roughly; approximately
high; noble; refined; advanced
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
single word; a few words; brief comment
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
selfishness; self-interest
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
together; at the same time; same; identical
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy