never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
now that; since; so long as; because
impossible to do (although wants to)
cooperation; collaboration
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
leaving everything up to someone else
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
the scruff or nape of the neck
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
study group; study meeting
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
number of days (times) one has attended
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to be found; to be discovered
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light