objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
completion; perfection; accomplishment
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
in history; ever; historical
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
determination; resolution
between times; when there's a spare moment
colouring; coloring; colorant
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort