reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
calamity; disaster; accident
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
diligent; absorbed (in something)
first-aid; emergency (aid)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
disclosure; exposure; revelation
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
water damage; flood disaster
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
honor; honour; credit; prestige
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous
information; news; intelligence
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
electricity; (electric) light
thin rice gruel; rice water
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
low fence flanking a gate or entrance
dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
about when; about what time; how soon
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following