index finger; forefinger; second toe
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to hide; to conceal oneself
retreating figure; appearance from behind
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to fold up; to fold into layers
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
dining; dining room; meal
8000; eight thousand; many
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to be opposite; to face each other
difficult to ...; hard to ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to put into effect; to put into practice
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(your, his, her) daughter