help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to rush over; to run up to
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
and; thereupon; because of that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
arm; skill; efforts; ability
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to slap; to strike; to spank
carrying (child) under arm