few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
one day; (on) a certain day
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
surroundings; environs; circumference
good news; happy news; glad tidings
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
intimacy; affection; familiarity
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
rare; uncommon; not often seen
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
empirically; from experience
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like