clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
as stated; verbatim; literally
extremely; very; really; super; so
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
default; default (setting)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
correction; revision; amendment
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to dye; to colour; to color
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
in perfect form; going swimmingly
high spirits; gleeful mood
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
something; something or other; something something