counter for books; volume
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
maid; helper; help; assistance
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
spine; backbone; spinal column
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
somehow; for some reason (or other)
more than usual (usu. time)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
waking; waking up; awakening
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
toilet insect; insects that frequent toilets
suspended particles; floating matter
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God