as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
sincere; earnest; serious
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
direct control; direct supervision
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
useless resistance; vain struggle
two times; twice; two degrees
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to go out and away; to leave
to call in; to invite; to bring in
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to be found; to be discovered
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
like this; in this way; as you see
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)