to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
electricity; (electric) light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
chief; main; principal; important
the place for; the time for; the level of
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period