to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
audience (with someone of high standing)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
story; tale; talk; discussion
pleasant feeling; good feeling
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
true intention; underlying motive
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
social life; social intercourse
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
inheritance; something given or received
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
handsome young man; Adonis
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
complete; whole; perfect; safe
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after