tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
slim; slender; slight; delicate
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to make merry; to be festive
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
such; like that; that sort of; very
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
perfect; complete; flawless
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed