lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
performance; playing on stringed instruments
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to listen in; to eavesdrop
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
in that manner; like that