to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
war; battle; match; game; competition
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
interruption; suspension; break
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
agricultural community; farm village; rural
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to set (sun); to become dark
late at night; small hours of the morning
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff