to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
woman; female; feminine gender
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what's that?; what the...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
both hands; both arms; ten
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently