look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
dressed up (in fine clothes)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
impossible to do (although wants to)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
one way or the other; either way
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
pride; boast; credit (to)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
light and darkness; light and shade
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)