laughingstock; butt of ridicule
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to understand from experience
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
water's edge; beach; shore
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
serious; severe; grave; acute
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to watch for an unguarded moment
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
extraterrestrial life; ET
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
explosion; rupture; break off