island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
library (usu. single-room); small library
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
self-torturing; masochistic
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
after that; afterwards; thereafter
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
author; writer; novelist; artist
essence; true nature; substance; reality
sincere; honest; faithful
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
failure; mistake; blunder
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
redoing; doing over again
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction