special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
original story; original version; this volume
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
as; because; with; due to
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
but; however; even though; even if
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
covering; protection; backing; relief
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
after school (at the end of the day)
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
last week; the week before
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
school building; schoolhouse