nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
composed expression; clear face
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
near oneself; close to one; familiar
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to blaze; to burn brightly
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
damp; moist (negative nuance)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create