basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
tendency; trend; inclination
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
decision; settlement; definition
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to throw into; to dump in together
refutation; repudiation; objection
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
reading aloud; recitation
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)