serious; grave; dignified; solemn
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
protection against wind; windbreak
light; faint; pale; fleeting
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; central part
remembrance; recollection; recognition
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
particulars; details; specified items
greeting; a fine thing to say
please (give me); please (do for me)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be conspicuous; to stand out
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
romantic; spicy; coquettish
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
woman; female; feminine gender
to know (a person); to think
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance