crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
rather; sooner; preferably
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
human kindness; human weakness
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
hidden room; secret chamber
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
counter for chairs or seats
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
stirring; slight movement
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
patriarch; head of a family
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling