being dotted with; being scattered
female farmworker; woman working on a farm; farm woman
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to become rustic; to be countrified
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
resolute; determined; bold
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
several years standing; over several years
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
Japanese-style writing desk
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to be consistent; to be coherent
to correct oneself; to restate
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart