unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
good young man; agreeable youth
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
way (of doing); manner; method
opening and shutting; opening and closing
instability; insecurity; crankiness
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to strangle; to constrict
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to be main; to be principal; to be important
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
curious; strange; unusual
to run a shop; to have a shop
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
in its entirety; whole; wholly
source of protein; protein source
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
sewing; needlework; embroidery
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish