sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
first thing in the morning
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(another's) daughter; young lady
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
long (defensive) wall; Great Wall of China
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink