echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
just one person; only one
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
my husband; one's family; family member
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
regret; repentance; remorse
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
(not) even once; (not) ever
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the other day; lately; recently
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)