practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to have a talk; to tell a story
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
everybody; every last one of them; all
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
application for admittance to a school
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer