mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
childhood friend; old playmate
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
many; numerous; various; large number of
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
flight; desertion; escape
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
precarious situation; precarious state
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
modest and beautiful; profound and elegant