group; bunch; crowd; group
swarm; throng; flock together
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
transactions; dealings; business
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to step back; to walk backwards
every person; each one; everybody
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to make a list; to enumerate
persistence; single-mindedness
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
dedication; presentation; gift
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
body; physical system; (the) person
a pair (of shoes or socks)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
great scholar; profound scholar
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
error; mistake; slip; bug
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
bravery; courage; heroism
party; set; gang; company; person
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
something; what; why; how
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to be perturbed; to be agitated
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life