regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to need; to call for; to require
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to tighten; to press hard
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
review (of learned material); revision
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
antiquity; the previous era
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
wood (for building); lumber; timber
smoothly; easily; readily
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet