to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
pronunciation; production of sound
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to gather; to collect; to assemble
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
bringing; taking; carrying
Tieguanyin (variety of oolong tea)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
composite; combined; complex
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
early (days); initial stage; initial
scytale (tool for performing a transposition cipher)
try; attempt; try (rugby)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
dominion; territory; possession
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to attack; to assault; to assail
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
secret; private; surreptitious
paper tape; paper streamer
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
round bar (of metal, etc.)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around