just now; a little while back; a short time ago
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to press against each other; to huddle together
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
serious; severe; grave; acute
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
daily publication; daily issue
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
to run up to; to rush over
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry