life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
that; the matter in question
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to walk away; to walk off
to be discouraged; to shrink from
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
elementary level; beginner level
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
concentration; density; cardinality
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
disorder; disturbance; unrest
direct connection; direct link
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up