collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
mission; delegation; transmission
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
will; intent; desire; will; testament
to telephone; to make a phone call
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
Casei; Cathy; Kathy; Cassie
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
alone; by oneself; on one's own