visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to comfort; to console; to amuse
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
gold-brocaded satin damask
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
mountain range; mountain belt
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
manners; behavior; behaviour
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
at the window; by the window; next to the window
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity