lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
traditional; conventional
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
light; right; right field; right fielder
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
each nation; many nations; many countries
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops