account book; register; ledger
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
normalcy; normality; normal
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to step forward; to volunteer
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
skill; dexterity; master hand
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
journey; route of a journey
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to concern; to be related
another time; some other time
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure