respect (epistolary usage)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
pull; patronage; tug; discount
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
thick makeup; heavy makeup
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
rather; better; instead; if anything
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
cheek rouge; blusher; blush
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
pale; pallid; bluish-white
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be muddy; to be slushy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here