to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
attractive middle-aged man
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to thrust away; to send flying
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
greatest mistake of one's life
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to polish up; to shine up
leather shoes; leather boots
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling