emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
at least; at most; (even) just
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
having not the slightest idea
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
foreword; preface; introduction
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
female elementary school student
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
near; close; beside; third person