inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to accept; to receive; to agree
round shape; circle; circular form
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
men and women of all ages
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
heart; guts; nerve; central part
being startled; getting a shock
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
rather; better; instead; if anything
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be silent; to say nothing
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
one by one; one after another; successively
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy