lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
the place for; the time for; the level of
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
chair; stool; post; office; position
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
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)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
dark of the night; darkness of the night
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
both hands; both arms; ten
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
year in, year out; always; 24-7
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
how many people; a number of people
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)