writing; composition; essay; sentence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
preparation; arrangements
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment