editor (in publishing, etc.)
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
collection of books; (personal) library
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
prejudice; bias; distorted view
duty; obligation; responsibility
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
including (in a package); packing together with
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
unqualified; without qualifications
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
character (in a novel, film, etc.)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
(courteous) invitation; call
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to make one's own; to take possession of
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord