stingy; cheap; very frugal
several sheets (flat objects)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to go out and away; to leave
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
since when; from when; how long
in that way; like that; that way
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
hard to get; hard to come by
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
thousands; several thousand
counter for books; volume
collection of books; (personal) library
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize