tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
(committee) chairman; president
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to go along; to walk along; to follow
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to thrust away; to send flying
in that way; like that; that way
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)