frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
observation; survey; watching
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
group; bunch; crowd; group
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
action before words; work before talk
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to grant someone's request
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(not) even once; (not) ever
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to look forward to something
book; volume; this; present; main; head
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
moment; brief space of time
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to apologize; to apologise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile