beforehand; in advance; previously
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
book making (binding, publishing)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
single colour (color); monochrome
letterpress printing; moveable type printing
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
small number; few; minority
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care