eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to employ; to hire (a servant)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
whispering into a person's ear
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
full dress; formal dress; uniform
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
third stage; three stages
cross; crossed; cruciform
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
weakening; emaciation; decline
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
pressure; oppression; suppression
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being