by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
rather; better; instead; if anything
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
both (people); the two of them
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
at first; in the beginning; originally
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
rather than; more ... than ...
to encamp; to take up positions
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge