great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
script; screenplay; scenario
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
ornament; dead body used to test a blade; unlicensed prostitute who always works out of the same cathouse
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
negative emotions; negative feelings
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
very shy person; bashful person
pod (e.g. a pea pod); shell; hull
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
basking in the sun; sunbathing
sunbathing; basking in the sun
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
story of one's experiences
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)