cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to comfort; to console; to amuse
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
treating someone like a child
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
one by one; one at a time; in turn
servant; manservant; menial
competent; suitable; qualified
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
writing; composition; essay; sentence
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)