reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
troublesome; annoying; complicated
outside world; physical world
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
31st day of the month; 31 days
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to sit for an examination
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
application; filing an application
proctoring of an exam; invigilation; proctor; invigilator
to palm off; to force a sale
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shed light; to cast light
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs