to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
story; tale; talk; discussion
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
Draco (constellation); the Dragon
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
woman; female; feminine gender
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be sooty; to be stained
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to yearn for; to be in love with
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like