cowardly; timid; easily frightened
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
don't worry about it; forget about it
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
real experience; actual observations
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to shake; to waver; to tremble
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
depiction; description; portrayal
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
newspaper story (article, account)