thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
preparation; arrangements
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
Tolstoy; Tolstoi; Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910; Russian writer)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
3000; three thousand; many