electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to throw open; to leave open
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to have (something) innate; to be born with
boasting of one's strength
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
long (time that has passed); old (story)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
to break the silence; to break one's silence
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter