this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
in the face of; in defiance of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(period of) a year; during an era
weight training; muscle training
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to encamp; to take up positions
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
electricity; (electric) light
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
long ago; already; a long time ago
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
event; phenomenon; matter
to take over; to hand over
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to rise; to erect; to get up
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
chair; stool; post; office; position
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well