qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
grid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet); enclosing line
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
living by oneself; living alone
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx