shortish; rather short; somewhat short
feather decoration; plume
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
to pluck; to pick; to tear
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to chase; to run after; to pursue
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
as (for); for; in the capacity of
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
failure; mistake; blunder
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
class; heading; group; category
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
maintenance; preservation; improvement
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do