saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
considerably; fairly; quite
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to say no more; to sink into silence
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
fan painted with a picture
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
break (from work, etc.); recess
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to shake one's head (in denial)
to look forward to something
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
tenth day of the month; ten days
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
employer's house; master's house
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
personal feelings; self-interest
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love