standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
very young; little; childish; immature
at first; in the beginning; originally
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
towering; astonishingly high
since when; from when; how long
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
at first; initially; in the beginning
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
very much; very many; more and more
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(some) more; even more; longer; further
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
succession; continuation; series; sequence
originally; by nature; from the start
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
all night; throughout the night
to talk the night away; to talk all night