(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
parts; accessories; components
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
otherwise; if not; or else
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
ability; performance; efficiency
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to play a leading role; to play a central part
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
witnessing; observing; sighting
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
left side; left-hand side
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum