to be bewildered; to be perplexed
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
question; inquiry; enquiry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to ask; to enquire; to query
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to approach; to draw near
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
reproachful; hateful; bitter
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
had better ...; had better not ...
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected