busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
one's share; one's portion
breastplate; chest protector; bib
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
handful; small amount; small number
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
gaiters; leggings; puttees
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
royalists; royalist faction
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself