wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
how long; how far; how much
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
development (of film); photographic processing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
until now; so far; up to the present
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
things at hand; personal belongings
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
one-by-one; separately; in detail
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else