to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
tier; tear; teardrop shape
your (visual) observation
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
small hill; low hill; hillock
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
becoming tanned by the sun and salty sea breeze
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
(how) many times; (how) often
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
to say; to tell; to state; to do
senior; elder; person older than oneself
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
in the end; at the end of the day
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
unique; peculiar; singular
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
the same generation; coeval
not a little; not a few; considerable
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
innermost depths of one's heart
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
collection of books; (personal) library
country living; life in the country; country life
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
companion; partner; spouse
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress