opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
place where one works; construction site; working area
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
naturally; of course; understandably
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to make coffee; to brew coffee
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
although I say; although one might say; although called
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
school building; schoolhouse
stairs; stairway; staircase
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
plaster figure; plaster bust
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show