cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to be too numerous; to be too much
absolutely; positively; decidedly
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
handrail; railing; banister
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to order; to command; to appoint
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to run down (stairs, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
escape route; evacuation route
to keep in mind; to memorize
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
two days before; day before yesterday
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament