rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
womanly; ladylike; feminine
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to unfold; to unroll; to open
riding fast; driving a horse fast
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
only; merely; but; no more than
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to despair of; to see the vanity of
one-by-one; separately; in detail
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)
to lose one's footing; to slip
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to kill; to choke the life out of
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to complain; to make a complaint
evening; night; nighttime
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
unexpected meeting; coincidence
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
having said that; on the other hand
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before