plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
writing vertically; vertical writing
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
considerably; fairly; quite
typographical error; typo
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
action; operation; effect; function
reset; fresh start; new beginning
in comparison to; rather than
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to be tired of looking at
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
(full-length) novel; long novel
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
all; entire; whole; altogether
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher