ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
small number; few; minority
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
one's (living) environment
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
imperial court; royal court
to serve; to work for; to attend
ramification; branching off
particularly; only; in the case of
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
still; even now; to this day
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Travolta; Travolta, John (1954.2.19-; American actor)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
doorknob; door knob; door handle