Vocabulary

polite; courteous; civil

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

terrified; horrified; trembling with fear

wailing; lamentation

haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

to possess; to haunt

possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.)

basis; foundation; reliance

evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; glum; astonished; dumbfounded

suffering (from a calamity); affliction

person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor

victims; sufferers

contraction of a disease; morbidity

year of the Dog

with a clang

to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)

Jeet Kune Do (martial art founded by Bruce Lee)

clear; sharp; distinct; distinctive

framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)

skiff; little boat

lapis lazuli

almond

tonsil

tonsillitis

almond oil

flat

flatfoot; flat feet; splayfoot

to pinch; to nip

to curve; to twist

to curve; to twist; to be rebellious

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

contracted sound; palatalised sound (e.g. Japanese morae with small kana); palatalized sound

capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure

thumb print

thumb; pollex

doing nothing (to help); watching with one's arms folded

chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg

to knead; to mix with fingers