able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to stay (at); to stop (at)
fixed interval; fixed period
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to be nearing death; to be dying
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
difficult to approach; inaccessible
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
secret art; the mysteries
generation; the world; the age
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
contract; compact; agreement
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to talk; to carry meaning
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting