tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
right in the center (centre)
to blaze; to burn brightly
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
environment; circumstance
good old; good old-fashioned
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
excursion; field trip; school trip
formal marriage interview
harmonica; mouth organ; cunnilingus; hypodermic syringe
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
treasure chest; strongbox
near oneself; close to one; familiar
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like