to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to make a speech; to address
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to raise one's voice; to shout
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
with a crack; with a smash
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
January; first month of the lunar calendar
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
preface; introduction; preamble
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
one's last moment; one's death; one's end