dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
empress dowager; queen mother
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
convenient; handy; useful
in proportion to; just as much as
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to make a speech; to address
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to squeeze out; to wring out
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
had better ...; had better not ...
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
pale; pallid; bluish-white