to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
appearance; figure; shape; form
identifiable; personalized
to understand from experience
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
passion; temper; irritability
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
remembrance; recollection; recognition
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about