look!; there!; here!; that is
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to comb down; to smooth down
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
oversight; omission; mistake
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
rather; sooner; preferably
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
favorite; favourite; habitually used
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
aiguillette (ornamental braided cord)
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
postpartum; after childbirth
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
menarche; first menstruation
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
wet nurse; nursing mother