should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
reaction; response; reaction
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to go past; to pass; to pass by
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to smirk; to grin broadly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
such ... as; or some such
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
failure; mistake; blunder
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
troubled face; worried expression
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
head; lead; vanguard; first
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
neat and clean; tidy; trim
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to take over; to hand over
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
present continuous tense; present progressive form