characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
addition; increase; Canada
war; battle; match; game; competition
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to cut corners; to be shoddy
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation