small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
whispering into a person's ear
being startled; getting a shock
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
messenger; envoy; emissary
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
father; dad; husband; you; he