postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
quickly; calmly; intently
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
filtration; filtering; percolation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
clothes; clothing; garments
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
reason; cause; circumstances
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
difficult problem; challenge
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
right after coming out; just graduated
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money