textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
regret; repentance; remorse
manner of using one's hands
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ultimate; ultimate (sport); ultimate frisbee
to challenge (a person) to a fight
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
the lower classes; the common people
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
long ago; already; a long time ago
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to have a talk; to tell a story
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
whispered conversation; whispering
that kind; competition; match
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sympathy; compassion; pity
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that