to rock; to shake; to swing
to pay the bill; to settle an account
packing; crating; packaging
while; during (the time when)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be silent; to say nothing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
trivial; not amounting to much
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
opening fully; full throttle; full power
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
with a friendly grin; smilingly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to attempt; to test; to try out
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to dye; to colour; to color
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse