white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
man; male; masculine gender
to be free; to be available
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
item; article; dish; course; finest item
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
(set of) facial features; looks
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
firmly; solidly; heartily
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to give a broad grin; to smirk
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
main question; real issue at hand
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)