book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to spend time (on doing something)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to be able to manage somehow or other
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
decoration; ornament; trimmings
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
many; much; plenty; hardly
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to finish reading; to read through
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
freely; frankly; without reserve
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
consideration; taking into account
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
objection; dissent; protest
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to compete with; to vie for
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)