faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
charming; fascinating; attractive
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
very; much; greatly; a lot of
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
something; something or other; something something
either way; in any case; one way or another
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
breaking off; snapping off
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
this family; we; this house
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
plain; plateau; tableland
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
scenery; scene; landscape
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...