stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
originally; by nature; from the start
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
constitution; rules; regulation
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to subsist; to keep on living
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
major subject; special study
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
educated; learned; schooled
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
picking; collecting; harvesting
cruise; navigation; sailing
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)