standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
medical book; medical journal
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
in the future; another day; later
messenger; envoy; emissary
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
indicate reason; infers some protest
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
difficult to ...; hard to ...
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
thicket; coppice; brushwood
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
self control; self restraint
period of time; time slot; time zone
due form; official; formality
letter; missive; note; mail
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious