being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to face; to go towards; to head towards
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
(some) more; even more; longer; further
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
vocal sound; tone of voice
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
a long time ago; in those days
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to recall; to remember; to recollect
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in that way; thus; so; so?