anxiety (about the future)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
stable boy; stable hand; groom
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
unexpectedly; surprisingly
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
in the meantime; meanwhile
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous