to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
every person; each one; everybody
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
alone; by oneself; on one's own
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
story; tale; talk; discussion
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to rock; to shake; to swing
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
flesh-color; flesh-colour
directly opposite; right in front