about when; about what time; how soon
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
very interesting; of great interest
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)