material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
great difference; big difference; wide margin
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
to become frayed; to become loose
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to solicit; to demand; to extort
stepping back; drawing back
accounting; administration (of money)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
directly opposite; right in front
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
cripple; disabled person; invalid
so; like this; in this way
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
silence (not speaking); muteness