even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to freeze to death; to die of cold
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to speak; to hear a voice
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back