to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to need; to call for; to require
alternately; in succession
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to throw oneself (into an activity)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
destination; place one stays during a trip
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
reminiscences; reminiscent discussion
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
voyage; passage; travelling
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to tower over the surroundings
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
attending (upon); keeping another company