kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
particularly; only; in the case of
allegiance; obedience; submission
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
instead; but (on the other hand)
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
when it comes to; concerning
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
nape (of the neck); nucha
to look upwards; to look up
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
author; writer; novelist; artist
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
wood-block printing; publication
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding