side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
life; living; I; me; student
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
the reason is ...; it is because ...
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
assertion; declaration; affirmation
usually; ordinarily; in the past
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
start of work; commencement; opening
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
homecoming; returning home
to finish reading; to read through
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
proof; proof sheet; galley proof
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation