himself; yourself; herself
day after day; day by day
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
early on; earlier on; from early
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
individual; one by one; separate; each
people; men and women; each person; everybody
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
periodic; regular; routine
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
secret information; intelligence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to entrust; to leave to a person
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
originally; by nature; from the start
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to affect; to impact; to influence
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk