to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
directions; instructions; orders; command
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to slap; to strike; to spank
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
empress or imperial consort's bridal entry into the court
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up