illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
moderate; proper; just right
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
the other day; a few days ago
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
space (room, area, outer space)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
continuation; succession; series
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to publish a book; to put out a book
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
group; bunch; crowd; group