to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
incident; affair; happening; event
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
medical care; medical treatment
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
imagination; supposition; guess
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
direct control; direct supervision
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
silence (not speaking); muteness
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sign; indication; omen; symptom
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)