high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
myself; yourself; I; me; you
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
way; method; means; resource; course
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
late at night; at a late hour
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
early to bed early to rise
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
mysterious thief; phantom thief
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning