rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
tenth day of the month; ten days
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
knitting; knitted material; crochet
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to be entwined; to be involved
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to brave a danger; to take a risk
the other day; lately; recently