calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
garland; festoon (of flowers)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
pleasant feeling; good vibes
simply; merely; only; solely
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
welcome!; nice to see you!
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
gate money; admission fee
only; merely; but; no more than
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
book; volume; this; present; main; head
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
(not) merely; (not) simply
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul