agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
being concerned about or mindful of
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
naivete; simplicity; innocence
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become completely chilled
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
unimpressive; unimpressed
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive