binoculars; field glasses
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
timewasting; killing time
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
price; cost; value; worth; value
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
each nation; many nations; many countries
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to stick it out (until the end)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since