needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
bad influence; negative influence
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
name; given name; first name
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sour look; surly face; pout
to stiffen; to become stiff
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel