make; workmanship; preparation
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to congratulate; to celebrate
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
as you see; as you can see
prudence; discretion; thought
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
government service; the bureaucracy
respect and affection; love and respect
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
scholarship; scientific attainments
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
addition; increase; Canada
with these words; while saying
talented person; clever person
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
competent; suitable; qualified
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre