previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
meditation; silent contemplation
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
difference; discrepancy; variation
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
patting; stroking; caressing
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide