moat; fosse; canal; ditch
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to ask a high price; to overcharge
older sister; elder sister
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
before one's birth; before one was born
wind blowing through fresh verdure; mountain air
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
bad form or manners; indecency; impropriety
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown