continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
decision; determination; resolution
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
four (long cylindrical things)
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
determination; resolution
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
whispering into a person's ear
surveillance camera; security camera
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
late at night; at a late hour
primary school; elementary school; grade school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
club activities; extracurricular activities
together; at the same time; same; identical
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...