thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to ask; to enquire; to query
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
two grains; two drops; two bead
to shed light; to cast light
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
courting; wooing; making advances
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
still (continuing); as ever; further
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully