thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to publish a book; to put out a book
knowing; (an) acquaintance
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
press; print shop; printing office
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to get strong; to gain strength
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
eccentric; crank; oddball
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
way (of doing); manner; method; means
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent