craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
commerce; trade; business
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
based on; built on; made from
copying in entirety (verbatim)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
clear; precise; definite; distinct
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to publish a book; to put out a book
animated TV show; cartoon
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
outline; summary; argument
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to come back; to return; to recur
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
educational institution; school; academy; campus