being left out; being ostracized
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
family; members of a family
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
internal conditions; true state of affairs
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
like this; this sort; this way
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
pointing out; identification
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little