to collect; to assemble; to gather
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
opposite side; other side; other party
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
being startled; getting a shock
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
not caring; not giving a damn
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
study group; study meeting
you could say; you might say; verging on the
only; merely; but; no more than
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
just because; even if; even though
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
in succession; one by one
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment