sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to be erected; to be built
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
duty; function; office; mission; task
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
proper; respectable; decent; honest
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit