-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
houses and inhabitants; population
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
such ... as; or some such
don't you think?; indicates question
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
rival; competitor; competition
albino Japanese rat snake
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
while; even though; despite
briskly with small steps; trotting
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness