to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
hello; good day; good afternoon
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
sublime; noble; high-minded
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
osprey (Pandion haliaetus); fish hawk
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
black kite (Milvus migrans)
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry