inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
unseasonable; out of season
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
bacterium; bacteria; germ
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
pessimism; disappointment
study; diligence; discount; reduction
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to yell; to rant; to rave
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
this occasion; at this time; now