stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
one person; another name; nickname; alias
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
point of reference; reference point
colorless and transparent
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to be to the point; to be pertinent
lately; recently; these days
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
the opposite direction; the other way
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
parking area for bicycles; bicycle parking
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to become locked; to lock
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
hearsay; learning by hearsay
awareness; realization; noticing
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration