carving; engraving; sculpture
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
such; this sort of; like this
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
preface; introduction; preamble
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
distant look; faraway look
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to await; to wait for; to expect
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
have a pain in one's chest
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously