soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
unfortunately; regrettably
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to get narrower; to contract
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to give; to do (something) for
virginity (of a female); maidenhood
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to shove in; to push in; to force in
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly