infancy; childish; infantile; immature
finally; in the end; on top of all that
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
this family; we; this house
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
way out; means to escape; escape route
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
operation; functioning; running
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)