disappointed; upset; sad; sorrowful
detached; aloof; indifferent
odds and ends; all; every
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
modesty; humility; being humble
unqualified; without qualifications
to shoot or fire off an arrow
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
second marriage; remarriage
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
talking in whispers; confidential words
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to be injured; to sustain a wound
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
one's mood; one's caprice; a smile or a frown
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
association; union; guild
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion