carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
prickling; stinging; tingling
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
component; part; material; member
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
insole; perforated divider in a food steamer
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
one eye; one of one's eyes
to take off one's glasses
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
to attack; to assault; to assail
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
still; even now; to this day