origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
the real criminal; true culprit
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
reaching; attaining; arrival
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to show; to bare (the teeth)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
excess; surplus; superabundance
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem