number two; mistress; concubine
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
design; idea; conception; plan
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
directly opposite; right in front
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
step; stride; counter for steps
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
rather than; more ... than ...
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
fixed date; appointed day
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
but; however; even though; even if
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
in deep black; in jet black
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
gleaming; shining; glistening
feel (of a material); texture
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to move around; to move about; to get around
to talk to oneself; to mutter
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd