and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
what do you want?; can I help you?
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
dark reddish-brown; liver color
(set of) facial features; looks
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
book; volume; this; present; main; head
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
illustration (e.g. book); picture
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
repeatedly; several times; many times
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
childish; child-like; immature; infantile