skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
letter by letter; character by character
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
reference data; reference material
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred