to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
fifth day of the month; five days
memory; ability to remember
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to increase; to add to; to augment
good-quality; superior in quality
at first; initially; in the beginning
number of times; frequency; count
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to finish reading; to read through
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
well-known; noted; celebrated
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
primer; manual; introductory book
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
(instruction) manual; handbook
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily