to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
and (also); both ... and; as well as
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
falsely similar; counterfeit
brothers and sisters; siblings
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
strong-willed; strong of heart
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
weight; heavyweight boxer
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
supreme; sublime; highest
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to have a smattering knowledge of
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
this for sure; certainly is
kanji "metal" or "gold" radical at left; the metal industry
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term