tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
(another's) daughter; young lady
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to rule; to govern; to administer
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
will not do; do not; does not
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
society; the world; the times
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.); snow falling like flower petals; snow on a tree resembling a flower; red snow
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
looking from the side; looking aside
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
adds force or indicates command
low price; moderate price
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)