vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
hello; good day; good afternoon
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
more than usual (usu. time)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
5th day of the month; five days
serious; severe; grave; acute