exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to stare back at; to look back at
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
one's possessions; ownership
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
with a start; with a jump
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
ardent; passionate; vehement
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
power; might; authority; influence
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree