tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
due to the fact that; because of
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
disloyalty; unfaithfulness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
annexation; merger; swallowing up
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
the same book; the said book; ibid.
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
distinguished (surpassing) valor (valour)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
mediocre; inferior; commonplace; foolish; stupid
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
fee; charge; rate; material