to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
high; noble; refined; advanced
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to grow up; to become an adult
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve