very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
young girl; lass; adolescent female
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
name; given name; first name
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
chair; stool; post; office; position
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this world; this life; world of the living
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
regular customer; valued client
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support