fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to comb down; to smooth down
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
street at night; making a night journey
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
countenance; features; looks
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
body; physique; build; stature
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley