parting; separation; farewell
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
as a child; when one was a child
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
while being out of the office or away from home
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
fortune-telling; divination
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
way of talking; speaking style
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
rare; uncommon; not often seen
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be torn off; to come off
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition