to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
at first; in the beginning; originally
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
law-like nature; regularity
to find out; to discover; to locate
you could say; you might say; verging on the
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
discovery; detection; finding
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to be kind to; to treat kindly
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to make coffee; to brew coffee
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver