painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
a dime a dozen; two a penny
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
well-bred; of good upbringing
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
spring water; clear (pure) water
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
both hands; both arms; ten