script; screenplay; scenario
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
ability; capability; competence; skill
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
don't worry about it; forget about it
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to put on airs; to assume importance
chapter one; first chapter
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
correction; looking over; touching up
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
failure; mistake; blunder
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
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
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
green light; (giving) permission; OK
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you