black ground; black cloth
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
journey; route of a journey
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
elementary level; beginner level
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
this (very thing); this precisely
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
collagen disease; connective tissue disease
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
inorganic; inorganic chemistry; inorganic compound; inorganic matter
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
product; produce; result; fruit
laws and regulations; legislation
being settled; coming to a conclusion
every year; yearly; annually
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
race (of people); type of person
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion