absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
instead; but (on the other hand)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
successive generations; successive emperors
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
soon; before long; in the near future
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery