shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
as usual; as is one's habit
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
longing for; burning desire
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
every evening; night after night
since then; from that time; ever since
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
as far as the eye can see
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
unidentifiable; unidentified
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to remove; to move out of the way
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
several minutes; a few minutes
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
one thin flat object; one sheet
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber