to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
electromagnetic induction
study; diligence; discount; reduction
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
choices; alternatives; options
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
many; numerous; various; large number of
indeed; really; truly; very much
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
in deep black; in jet black
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
leader; magnate; big head
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
large build; large pattern
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
discovery; detection; finding
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
one by one; one after another; successively