general idea; concept; notion
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
criticism; commentary; review
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
quick-witted; quick to understand
outside of one's area of expertise
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
just one person; only one
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
other than; excluding; without
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
study; diligence; discount; reduction
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there