surroundings; environs; circumference
to forget completely; to leave behind
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to decide; to determine; to judge
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
memories; recollections; reminiscence
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
jumping to a wrong conclusion
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to recall; to remember; to recollect
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum