surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
elevation; height above sea level
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
don't worry; no worries; never mind
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to keep watch; to stand guard
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
mountain road; mountain trail
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth