ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
bridal costume; wedding dress
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to let one's hair hang down
looks; personal appearance; features
older brother; elder brother
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to get tired out; to be exhausted
with a clink (click, clack)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
household economy; family finances
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
how; in what way; I wonder
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful