start; origin; beginnings
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
double helix (structure of DNA)
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
ring; band; ring; circum-
to explain adequately; to be accountable
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
snake; serpent; large snake
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
idealistic thought (argument)
to make sense; to be meaningful
each individual; each person
to subsist; to keep on living
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine