misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
job; work; duties; trade; skill
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
one's house; one's home; one's family
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
cake served with tea; teacake
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
front; frontage; facade; main
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
introduction of someone else