(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
normalcy; normality; normal
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
ten; 10; ten years of age
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
(physical) growth; development
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to dye; to colour; to color
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
covered with; stained; smeared
external wound; (physical) trauma
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
one thin flat object; one sheet
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
aggression; invasion; raid
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
condition; situation; prospects
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows