changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
on the right as one faces (it)
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
leader; authority; mainstay
changing clothes; change of clothes
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to need; to call for; to require
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
how; in what way; by what means
to figure out; to get an idea
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to grow taller (of people)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
(United States of) America; USA
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
title of honour; title of honor
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on