insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
around the world; throughout the world
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to make an appeal; to urge
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
helping hand; help; support; aid
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to have a talk; to tell a story
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to break the silence; to break one's silence
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to climb
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful