inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
book; volume; this; present; main; head
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
discovery; detection; finding
waste of time; killing time
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
all around; as far as the eye can see
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to order; to command; to appoint
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
indeed; really; truly; very much
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)