recitation; reciting from memory
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
one day; (on) a certain day
(one) letter; (one) character
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
study; research; investigation
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
when it comes to; concerning
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
ritual; religious service; festival
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
stifled (laughter); simmering
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to be enchanted; to be charmed
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic