middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
prospects of victory; chances of success
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to ask; to enquire; to query
to complain; to make a complaint
to be perturbed; to be agitated
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
to spit out; to eject; to dump
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
tedious; boring; being fed up with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
these guys; these fellows
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way