to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
intuition; instinct; hunch
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
that's true; of course; obviously
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
usage time; utilization time
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
how others look at you; what others think about you
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
strong person; the strong; the powerful
minimum; at the very least
decorum; propriety; politeness
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
such; this sort of; like this
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
real talk; serious conversation