likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
personage; person (deserving of respect)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
on countless occasions; many a time
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
correction; revision; amendment
to push aside; to brush aside
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to close (one's eyes); to shut