youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
not yet known; unknown; strange
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
piece; fragment; one (object)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
conditionally; with conditions attached
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to add (to); to add on; to append
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
joint; seam; joining point
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)