personal; individual; private
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
don't you think?; indicates question
as (for); for; in the capacity of
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
go that far; to that extent
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sampling food; tasting; trying
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to become pale; to turn pale
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
relief squad; rescue party
otherwise; or else; if not
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability