till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
odds and ends; all; every
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
good-quality; superior in quality
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
high-pitched tone; soprano
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
cannot be compared with; no match for
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
good-natured; of good character
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
even though; despite; when
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
at once; immediately; right now
buying up of goods; cornering (market)