to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
as (for); for; in the capacity of
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
whispering into a person's ear
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
one by one; in detail; minutely
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
person concerned; interested party; related party
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
trembling from fear; trembling all over