ten; 10; ten years of age
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
rather than; more ... than ...
to blow through; to blow across
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant