mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to check; to stop; to keep back
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
three-of-a-kind (poker hand)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
production (e.g. play); direction
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
everybody; every last one of them; all
name plate; name tag; label
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
menial; meanness; servility; abject
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
four-of-a-kind (poker hand)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
guidelines for action; personal principles
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
a help; an aid; some assistance
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction