expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
nice person; good-natured person
recognition; acquaintance
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
empirically; from experience
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
impulse buying; impulse purchase
slim; slender; slight; delicate
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
stark naked; completely naked; nude
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
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