motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
first meeting; first interview with
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
without; but if; otherwise; or else
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
just past noon; afternoon
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half and half; fifty-fifty
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
comparatively; relatively
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
it seems so; that's what it looks like
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
dual personality; split personality
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
complete stranger; total stranger
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
one end; an end; part; fragment
curse; spell; malediction
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)