stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
this side; in the forefront
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
phantom; vision; illusion
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
everything; anything; nothing
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
with a momentary flash of light
to live; to make a living; to get on with
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
January; first month of the lunar calendar
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to take someone's life; to kill someone
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love