dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to step over or across; to overcome
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
arrangement of stones in a garden
to become dim; to become blurred
polite; respectful; reverent
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
to surround; to crowd around
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
shell (e.g. electron shell)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner