to wait and see; to see how the land lies
rather; sooner; preferably
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
how many people; a number of people
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
unmarried; not yet married
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
vocal sound; tone of voice
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to kick over; to kick down
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
of course; certainly; naturally
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations