it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to work hard at one's lessons
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
working in the fields; working on a farm
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
every month; each month; monthly
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
the very best; excellent; superb
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
covered wagon; prairie schooner
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
incineration; destruction by fire
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
sharply; harshly; stingingly
(made of) leather; leather-bound
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
fee; charge; rate; material
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
10th day of the month; ten days
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
around the clock; day and night
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly