temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
control; management (e.g. of a business)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to finish reading; to read through
to squeeze out; to wring out
private citizen; civilian
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
percent; per cent; percentage
January; first month of the lunar calendar
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
diligent; hard-working; industrious
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
about; concerning; related to; -ish
personality; character; individuality; personhood
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
you could say that; that might be so
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
briskly; quickly; promptly
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
detector; detecting machine; detecting device
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
stupid brat; son of a bitch