attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
valuable article; valuables
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
(how) many times; (how) often
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
modest and beautiful; profound and elegant
playground (for children); park
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
craftsman; skilled artisan
surely (not); certainly (not)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to feel inferior; to feel small
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to rally; to make a comeback
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered