to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
notes; remarks (reference) column
strength of a brushstroke
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
mask; disguise; guise; mask
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
menial; meanness; servility; abject
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to talk; to chat; to chatter
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
such; like that; that sort of; very
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)