outside world; physical world
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
dull sound; muffled sound
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
done; just done; just finished
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
explosion; rupture; break off
ringing; throbbing violently
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
look; glance; (at first) sight
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle