character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
observation; survey; watching
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
self control; self restraint
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as before; as ever; as it was originally
place; situation; position; location
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to cause someone to worry
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
inspection; examination; survey
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
that day; the very same day
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
commercial go-playing parlour (parlor)
ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
ground glass; frosted glass
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
door; gate; opening; title page