quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to read (a book, etc.) over again
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
regular matches in an official tournament
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to become pale; to turn pale
practice; practising; experience
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
writing; composition; essay; sentence
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
rough sketch; design; cartoon
finish; end; completion; result
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
furious facial expression
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
(printing) block; woodcut
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence