secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
revising (and supplementing)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
folklore studies; folkloristics
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
people; men and women; each person; everybody
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to explain adequately; to be accountable
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
agricultural community; farm village; rural
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point