confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very interesting; of great interest
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)