very interesting; of great interest
refining; purification; careful manufacture
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
not worth considering; out of the question
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
good-quality; superior in quality
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
purplish; purply; tinged with purple
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
magic sword; cursed sword
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to become famous; to gain fame
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
hoarding; storing away (without using)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be saved up (of money)
thought; consideration; thinking
mill ends; lumber remnants; wood waste