habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
centre; center; center fielder
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
singularity; singular point
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
point of reference; reference point
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
clergyman; churchman; clergy
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
English conversation; school for English conversation
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to complain; to make a complaint