ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
salty sea breeze; salt wind
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to repeat; to be frequent
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(not) a single person; (no) one
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
evening; last night; yesterday evening
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
just one person; only one
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
piece of cake; a walk in the park
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly