racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to push (something) against
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
briskly with small steps; trotting
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
Western clothing; Western binding
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
role; duty; position; part
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
the other day; lately; recently
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
to need; to call for; to require
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
English letter; alphabetic character
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
most part; greater part; majority
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
moral discourse; admonitory lecture; instructive talk; exemplum; apologue
prohibition; ban; embargo
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase