small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
author; writer; novelist; artist
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly