ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
long; drawn-out; very long
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
final; eventual; ultimate
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to concede defeat; to surrender; (lit.) to take one's hat off (to somebody)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
wetting; love affair; lover
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
starting point; point of departure
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to drop; to let fall; to omit
round and cute (esp. of eyes)