after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
one day; (on) a certain day
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
horizon (related to land)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
the first star to appear in the evening
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd