to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
counter for books; volume
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
materials; data; document
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
good-quality; superior in quality
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
decision; settlement; definition
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer