shop; small store; business; firm
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
perfect; complete; flawless
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
originally; by nature; from the start
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
having gone too far to turn back
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
to look forward to something
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
another's parent; another's parents
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
in order; in turn; one by one
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still