pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
locker room; changing room; dressing room
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
curious; strange; unusual
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
both hands; both arms; ten
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
just past noon; afternoon
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
marriage proposal; courtship
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
very much; exceedingly; extremely
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is