thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
colour; color; hue; tints
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
beginning; outset; first; onset
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
finish; finishing; finishing touches
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
father; dad; husband; you; he
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
almost; roughly; approximately
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior