swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to make an appearance; to show up
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness