to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
heartstrings; koto string
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
surroundings; environs; circumference
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
family; members of a family
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
quickly; swishing; whooshing
quiet; still; surreptitious
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
moving about; stirring about
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering