begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
late at night; at a late hour
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
writing; composition; essay; sentence
Hebrew alphabet; Hebrew letter
Phoenician alphabet; Phoenician character
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
study of foreign languages; linguistics
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
originally; by nature; from the start
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
literature; books (reference); document
study; learning; tutorial
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
grimoire; manual of black magic; book of magic and spells
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
arrest; apprehension; capture
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to make coffee; to brew coffee
grotesque; disgusting; gross
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter