explanation; interpretation
discovery; detection; finding
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
looking away; looking aside
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire