dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
since then; from that time; ever since
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
secret information; intelligence
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
secret understanding; collusion
celadon green; pale sea-green
Western clothing; Western binding
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
hand luggage; hand baggage
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous