to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(profound) realization; awareness; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; (arch.) obtaining (something) unexpectedly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
dark of the night; darkness of the night
precious stone; jewel; gem
image; figure; figure; form; image
to lay aside; to set aside
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
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)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as you see; as you can see
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
control; management (e.g. of a business)